Bacteriotherapy

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to therapeutic compositions comprising at least one isolated bacterium and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, as well as methods of preparing such therapeutic compositions. The therapeutic compositions find application in the treatment of dysbiosis, in particular dysbiosis of the gastrointestinal tract.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to therapeutic compositions comprising atleast one isolated bacterium as defined herein and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, as well as methods of preparing such therapeuticcompositions. The therapeutic compositions find application in thetreatment of dysbiosis, in particular dysbiosis of the gastrointestinaltract. The dysbiosis may be a dysbiosis associated with an entericbacterial infection, inflammatory bowel disease, pouchitis, irritablebowel syndrome, a metabolic disease, a neuropsychiatric disorder, anautoimmune disease, an allergic disorder, a cancer, or hepaticencephalopathy.

BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION

A typical human intestinal microbiota contains 100-1000 bacterialspecies. There is extensive compositional diversity between individuals,such that each individual's microbiota is as unique as a fingerprint(Qin, Li et al. 2010; Nielsen, Almeida et al. 2014). The majority of thebacterial species within the adult human microbiota are derived fromfour high level taxonomic classifications or phyla, the Firmicutes,Bacteroidetes, Actinobacteria and Proteobacteria. These groups change inabundance from birth to adulthood to old age, reflecting changingenvironmental influences such as initial mode of delivery, diet, insultssuch as pathogen infection and in many cases antibiotic usage(Dominguez-Bello, Costello et al. 2010, Koenig, Spor et al. 2011,Ottman, Smidt et al. 2012). In adulthood, the intestinal microbiota isdominated by the Firmicutes and the Bacteroidetes, both of which arestrict anaerobes.

The intestinal microbiota plays a key role in digesting foodinaccessible to the human gastrointestinal tract, such as metabolizingcarbohydrates into short chain fatty acids (Sekirov, Russell et al.2010), interacting with the immune system to maintain homeostasis(Hooper, Littman et al. 2012), promoting maturation of the gut (Hooper,Wong et al. 2001) and development of the immune system. The intestinalmicrobiota also plays an important role in resisting pathogen invasion,termed ‘colonisation resistance’. This functions through the diversityand abundance of commensal species present and through the occupation ofkey niches and utilization of nutrients (Lawley and Walker 2013; Brittonand Young 2014). If microbial homeostasis is disturbed, for examplethrough use of antibiotics, a shift towards dysbiosis can occur.

Dysbiosis provides the opportunity for pathogens to establish themselvesand cause disease to the individual in question. This has been beststudied in terms of a single implicated pathogen such as Clostridiumdifficile (Lawley et al. 2012; Britton and Young 2014; Buffie et al.2015), but dysbiosis has also been linked with other more complex,multi-factorial diseases such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD),pouchitis (Angeriman et al. 2014), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS),hepatic encephalopathy (Bajaj 2014; Bajaj et al. 2012) metabolicdiseases (including metabolic syndrome, malnutrition, and obesity),neuropsychiatric disorders such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease,autoimmune diseases, allergic disorders, and cancer (Jostins, Ripke etal. 2012, Collins 2014, Hold, Smith et al. 2014, Perez Martinez, Bauerlet al. 2014, Scheperjans, Aho et al. 2015; Blanton et al. 2016, Xu etal. 2015).

Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has proved successful inresolving C. difficile associated dysbiosis (Petrof et al. 2013, vanNood et al. 2013), and the administration of specific bacteria has alsoproved effective for this purpose (Lawley et al. 2012, Buffie et al.2015). FMT has also showed promising results in the treatment of otherintestinal diseases, as well as the management of extra-intestinaldisorders associated with gut microbiota, including metabolic diseases,neuropsychiatric disorders, autoimmune diseases, allergic disorders, andtumours (Xu et al. 2015).

Recent years have seen great advances in understanding the role theintestinal microbiota plays in health and disease and how it can bemanipulated for the benefit of the host. The majority of ourunderstanding has to date been derived by culture-independent studies,i.e. by studying the compositional components of the microbiota and howthey change during disease using molecular and genomic techniques. Thisprocess allows identification of potential therapeutic candidates thatcan resolve disease. However, the isolation, purification andacquisition of such candidate therapeutic bacteria has proven difficult.

There is therefore a need in the art to identify and isolate specificbacteria, as well as combinations of bacteria, which can be used totreat dysbiosis. Therapeutic compositions based on known, defined,bacteria or bacterial mixtures are advantageous as they improve patientsafety because they comprise only defined and well characterisedbacteria that are known to promote, and not harm, human health, andeliminate the possibility of inadvertently transferring pathogenicmaterial to a recipient by FMT. In addition, such therapeuticcompositions can be prepared in vitro in a large-scale manner usingstandardised, reproducible procedures, thereby providing batchconsistency, and do not rely on regular donations from healthy humandonors. Therapeutic compositions comprising known, defined, bacteria orbacterial mixtures can also be therapeutically delivered e.g. in acapsule, as a tablet, or as an enema, which is more acceptable topatients and health care professionals than suspensions of faecalmaterial used in the case of FMT. The bacteria included in suchtherapeutic compositions can further be tailored to the treatment ofspecific dysbiotic states and diseases associated therewith byspecifically altering the bacterial composition to optimally resolve thedysbiotic state in question and thus improve efficacy.

However, in order to isolate such candidate therapeutic bacteria for thetreatment of dysbiosis, a thorough understanding of the biology of thecandidates in question is required, as well as a large initial panel ofcandidates to select from. This poses a problem as the majority of thebacteria in the intestinal microbiota are considered to be unculturableand have never been isolated in the laboratory (Eckburg, Bik et al.2005, Hattori and Taylor 2009, Stewart 2012). Thus, gaining a basicunderstanding of the functional attributes of the microbiota anddeveloping a multi-species bacteria-based therapeutic with fastidious,anaerobic commensal isolates presents a formidable challenge. Whilerecent efforts have made progress in resolving this issue (Goodman,Kallstrom et al. 2011, Lagier, Hugon et al. 2015), there remains a needin the art to identify and isolate bacteria capable of treatingdysbiosis.

STATEMENTS OF INVENTION

The present invention relates to therapeutic compositions, in particulartherapeutic compositions for use in the treatment of dysbiosis in anindividual. Dysbiosis can occur in any part of the human or animal bodywhich is normally colonized by bacteria and other microbes. The presentinvention particularly concerns dysbiosis of the gastrointestinal tractin humans.

The present inventors have surprisingly found that the majority ofbacteria present in the human intestinal microbiota can be cultured,contrary to the prevailing view in the art which was that the majorityof the human intestinal microbiota is unculturable. This majorbreakthrough now allows the majority of bacteria present in the humanmicrobiota to be isolated and characterised, and evaluated for theiractivity in treating dysbiosis. This is possible not only for individualbacterial isolates but also for combinations of bacteria isolated fromthe intestinal microbiota. In addition, isolation of these bacteriaallows the bacteria to be screened, for example, for the absence ofvirulence factors and antibiotic resistance prior to their inclusion ina therapeutic composition, thereby improving safety. In addition, thebacteria included in a therapeutic composition can be tailored to thetreatment of a specific dysbiotic state and/or disease associatedtherewith by optimising the bacterial composition to resolve thedysbiosis in question, thereby improving efficacy. None of this ispossible in FMT where undefined mixes of bacteria are used, usuallyobtained from a faecal sample of a healthy human donor. The use ofisolated bacteria for the treatment of dysbiosis has the furtheradvantage that it allows the bacteriotherapy treatment to bestandardised, making patient outcomes more predictable, as well asfacilitating evaluation of the therapeutic potential of bacteriotherapyin the context of particular diseases by removing the variability inbacterial composition associated with the use of FMT.

Through surprisingly being able to culture the majority of bacteriapresent in the human intestinal microbiota, the present inventors wereable to prepare libraries of intestinal bacteria which were thensubjected to whole-genome sequencing and screened using both in silicoanalysis and in vitro experiments to identify bacteria which areexpected to be useful in treating dysbiosis, in particular dysbiosis ofthe gastrointestinal tract. Using this approach, the present inventorsidentified 51 bacteria which are expected to be useful for this purpose,including several families, genera, and species of bacteria which havenot previously been described, let alone isolated or employed in thetreatment of dysbiosis. As already explained above, the majority of thehuman microbiota was thought in the art to be unculturable, so the meredisclosure of a 16S ribosomal RNA sequence of one of these bacteria doesnot in itself enable the isolation of such a bacterium from its naturalenvironment. Nor does the disclosure of such a 16S ribosomal RNAsequence suggest that a bacterium with such a sequence has previouslybeen isolated, as 16S ribosomal RNA sequence information can be obtainedfrom bacterial populations, including faecal samples, without the needto isolate individual bacteria. However, the ability to isolate bacteriain pure form from their natural environment is a prerequisite for theirinclusion in therapeutic compositions according to the presentinvention.

Thus, in a first aspect, the present invention provides a therapeuticcomposition comprising at least one isolated bacterium and apharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The bacterium preferablycomprises a gene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), wherein said genecomprises a sequence with at least 90% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 1 to 51.

The therapeutic composition may comprise more than one isolatedbacterium, in addition to the pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.Where more than one bacterium is included in the therapeuticcomposition, the bacteria are preferably distinct, wherein eachbacterium comprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, wherein said genecomprises a sequence with at least 90% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 1 to 51.

Thus, for example, the therapeutic composition may comprise two distinctisolated bacteria, wherein the first bacterium comprises a gene encodinga 16S rRNA, wherein said gene comprises a sequence with at least 90%sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 and thesecond bacterium comprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, wherein said genecomprises a sequence with at least 90% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2.

As mentioned above, the therapeutic compositions of the presentinvention find application in the treatment of dysbiosis, in particularthe treatment of a dysbiosis of the intestinal tract. Thus, in a secondaspect, the present invention provides a therapeutic compositionaccording to the invention for use in a method of treating a dysbiosis,preferably a dysbiosis of the gastrointestinal tract, in an individual.Also provided is a method of treating a dysbiosis in an individual, themethod comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of atherapeutic composition according to the invention to an individual inneed thereof, as well as the use of a therapeutic composition accordingto the present invention for the manufacture of a medicament for thetreatment of a dysbiosis in an individual. Also provided is the use ofat least one isolated bacterium, as described herein, and optionally apharmaceutically acceptable excipient, for the manufacture of amedicament for the treatment of a dysbiosis in an individual, thebacterium preferably comprising a gene encoding a 16S rRNA and said genecomprises a sequence with at least 90% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 1 to 51.

Methods of preparing or manufacturing a therapeutic compositionaccording to the present invention also form part of the invention.Thus, in a third aspect, the present invention provides a method ofpreparing or manufacturing a therapeutic composition according to thepresent invention, wherein the method preferably comprises the steps of:

-   -   (i) culturing an isolated bacterium as described herein; and    -   (ii) mixing the bacteria obtained in (i) with a pharmaceutically        acceptable excipient.

As mentioned above, the therapeutic compositions of the presentinvention may comprise at least two distinct isolated bacteria asdescribed herein. Where the therapeutic composition comprise more thanone distinct isolated bacteria, the method of preparing or manufacturinga therapeutic composition preferably comprises steps of:

-   -   (i) culturing a first isolated bacterium as described herein;    -   (ii) culturing a second isolated bacterium as described herein;        and    -   (ii) mixing the bacteria obtained in (i) and (ii) with a        pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The bacteria cultured in        steps (i) and (ii) preferably have distinct 16S rRNA sequences.        Steps (i) and (ii) are preferably performed independently. The        above method can be adapted to include further steps to allow        the culturing of more than two distinct isolated bacteria,        preferably bacteria with distinct 16S rRNA sequences, by        including an additional step or steps for the culturing of a        third or further isolated bacterium as disclosed herein. In this        case, all bacteria cultured in the method are mixed with a        pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

A therapeutic composition obtainable by a method of preparing ormanufacturing a therapeutic composition, as disclosed herein also formspart of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of the workflow used to culture,archive and characterise the intestinal microbiota. The processincorporates several steps which are: culture, re-streak, archive andphenotype. (A) Fresh faecal samples were left untreated or were treatedto select for bacteria with a desired phenotype (such as sporulation).The stool was homogenised and then serially diluted before aliquots ofthe homogenate were inoculated on YCFA agar to culture the bacteriapresent in the faecal samples. (B) Bacterial isolates were identified byselecting single colonies that were then streaked to purity beforefull-length 16S rRNA gene amplification and sequencing was performed.(C) Each unique, novel and desired bacterial isolate was archived frozenin a culture collection and a whole genome sequence was generated foreach. (D) Phenotypic characterisation and functional validation ofmetagenomics studies was then performed using in vitro and in vivomethods.

FIG. 2: Targeted phenotypic culturing facilitates bacterial discoveryfrom healthy human faecal microbiota. FIG. 2 shows the relativeabundance of bacteria in faecal samples (x axis) compared to therelative abundance of bacteria growing on YCFA agar plates (y axis) asdetermined by metagenomic sequencing. The results demonstrate that thebacteria grown on YCFA agar are representative of the bacteria presentin complete faecal samples as indicated by Spearman Rho=0.75.

FIG. 3 shows a principal component analysis (PCoA) plot of 16S rRNA genesequences detected from 6 donor faecal samples representing bacteria inthe complete faecal samples (unfilled circles), faecal bacterialcolonies recovered from YCFA agar plates without ethanol pre-treatment(filled black squares) or with ethanol pre-treatment to select forethanol-resistant spore-forming bacteria (filled black circles). Theseresults demonstrate that culturing without ethanol selection isrepresentative of the complete faecal sample, while ethanol treatmentshifts the profile, enriching for ethanol-resistant spore-formingbacteria and allowing their subsequent isolation.

FIG. 4: Archiving of bacterial diversity and novelty through anaerobicculturing. FIG. 4A shows that the culture conditions employed by thepresent inventors enabled isolation of representatives from 21 of the 25most abundant faecal bacterial genera as determined by metagenomicsequencing. A black dot indicates the number of species cultured andarchived from each genus. Lachnospiraceae incertae sedis, unclassifiedLachnospiraceae, Clostridium IV and Clostridium XI are not strict generaand represent currently unclassified species. FIG. 4B shows the 24 mostabundant bacterial species (comprising 90% of the total bacterialabundance at the species level) as determined by metagenomic sequencing.All were cultured and archived except for Odoribacter splanchnicus. FIG.4C shows that intestinal microbiota members present at low abundancewere also cultured. At least one representative species from each of thegenera presented was cultured. Genera are listed in order of decreasingabundance.

FIG. 5: Phylogeny of cultured and archived bacteria from healthy humanfaecal microbiota. FIG. 5 shows a phylogenetic tree of bacteria culturedfrom the 6 donors constructed from full length 16S rRNA gene sequences.Novel candidate species (filled black circles), genera (grey filledcircles) and families (filled stars) are shown by dot colours. Majorphyla and family names are indicated. Proteobacteria were not cultured,but are included for context.

FIG. 6: Faecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT) restores the intestinalmicrobiota of patients with recurrent C. difficile infection to ahealthy state. FIG. 6 shows the results of a principal componentanalysis of the donors, recipients and controls at 2-3 months after FMT.The clustering of the faecal samples indicates a similar microbialcommunity structure. Antibiotic use and exposure to C. difficile likelyleads to a shift from the healthy state, as seen in themetronidazole-treated control samples. Treatment of C. difficileinfection (CDI) with vancomycin, an antibiotic that targetsGram-positive organisms would presumably lead to further disruption ofthe intestinal microbiota. FMT led to a shift from a diseased microbiotato a healthy one with most of the post-FMT samples clustering with thedonors and healthy control samples.

FIG. 7: Taxonomic summary of the bacteria isolated from faecal samplesof the donors, recipients and controls from a study to treat C.difficile using FMT. These bacterial isolates represent a largecross-section of intestinal microbiota diversity.

FIG. 8: Average relative abundance of bacteriotherapy candidates inhealthy individuals. The bacteriotherapy candidates occur at an averageabundance of greater than 0.001% within the gastrointestinal microbiotaof 1883 healthy individuals (3218 samples).

FIG. 9: The bacteriotherapy candidates are depleted in dysbiotic anddisease states. The average fold change in the relative abundance ofeach bacteriotherapy candidate in diseased and dysbiotic states incomparison to its relative abundance in a healthy microbiota is plotted.Escherichia coli, a marker of dysbiosis is also included for comparison.The relative abundance of a bacterium refers to the proportion of thetotal microbiota represented by the bacterium in question.

FIG. 10 demonstrates how the zone of clearing around bacteriotherapycandidates was measured in the overlay assays. FIG. 10 shows part of aYCFA agar plate on which a bacteriotherapy candidate was streaked in anX-shape and allowed to grow. Following growth of the bacteriotherapycandidate, the plate was covered with overlay agar comprising C.difficile or E. coli. Inhibition of C. difficile or E. coli growth by abacteriotherapy candidate was measured by determining the width of thezone of clearing around the bacteriotherapy candidate strain grown onthe plate. The black diagonal line in FIG. 10 indicates the distancemeasured and recorded as the width of the zone of clearing for anexemplary bacteriotherapy candidate. Four such measurements were takenper plate.

FIG. 11 shows the results of C. difficile and E. coli growth overlayassays to determine the anti-pathogen activity of bacteriotherapycandidates. The zones of clearing were measured with a ruler asdescribed in FIG. 10. Millimetre (mm) measurements were taken. FIG. 11shows the mean measurement±standard deviation from a representativeexperiment.

FIG. 12 shows the results of C. difficile and E. coli growth inhibitionassays to determine the anti-pathogen activity of bacteriotherapycandidates. FIG. 12A shows the reduced relative C. difficile growth inCell Free Supernatant (CFS) of bacteriotherapy candidate cultures at the18.17 h time-point, while FIG. 12B shows reduced relative E. coli growthin CFS from the candidate bacteriotherapy isolates. The relative growthof either pathogen in the control YCFA medium was high (C.difficile=8.96±0.39 rel. growth units; E. coli 11.61±2.55 rel. growthunits, at the 18.17 h time-point). When the mean and two standarddeviations of relative growth of either pathogen in CFS derived from abacteriotherapy candidate culture was more than two standard deviationsbelow its mean growth in YCFA at the 18.17 h time-point, growth of thepathogen was considered to be inhibited. Where only one relative growthvalue was available for a particular CFS (vs C. difficile, FIG. 12A: HMI15, HMI 26, HMI 27, HMI 28), the bacteriotherapy candidate wasconsidered to be inhibitory if the relative growth of C. difficile wastwo standard deviations below the mean growth of C. difficile in YCFAbroth. Only the results from inhibitory CFS are shown.

FIG. 13 shows a summary of the results obtained in the growth overlayand growth inhibition assays. Bacterial isolates shown to haveinhibitory activity in the E. coli (AIEC) overlay assay, C. difficileoverlay assay and C. difficile and E. coli growth assays are shown.Bacterial isolates showing inhibitory activity in two or more assays areshown in the overlapping regions. Bacterial isolates are referred to bytheir isolate number. See Table 1 for details of the bacterial isolateslisted.

FIG. 14: Dendrogram and bar plots showing the relative abundance of eachgenus indicated in FIG. 14 at 3 months post-FMT in both donors andrecipients. The dendrogram clusters samples based on the phylogeneticrelationship of the microbial community present within the samples. Thecomposition of donor and recipient profiles were similar when assessedat the genus level post-FMT.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The bacteria disclosed herein have been obtained from human stoolsamples, and thus are naturally present in the gastrointestinal tract ofat least some healthy human individuals. However, these bacteria havebeen cultured in vitro for the first time by the present inventors,thereby isolating them from their environment in pure form, and makingit possible to include them as defined active ingredients in therapeuticcompositions. The bacterium present in the therapeutic composition ofthe present invention is thus isolated. In other words, the bacteriumpresent in the therapeutic composition is provided in isolated and/orpurified form, e.g. isolated and/or purified from the environment inwhich it is normally present, such as the gastrointestinal tract and/orstool samples. The isolated bacterium present in the therapeuticcomposition may be in substantially pure, or in homogeneous form. Forexample, the bacterium may be free, or substantially free, of materialwith which it is found in the environment in which it is normallypresent (e.g. the gastrointestinal tract and/or stool samples).

The bacterium present in the therapeutic composition of the presentinvention is preferably a human intestinal bacterium, i.e. a bacteriumfound in the human intestine. The bacteria whose 16S rRNA gene sequencesare set out in SEQ ID NOs 1 to 51 are all intestinal bacteria.

The bacterium is preferably a non-pathogenic bacterium. In other words,the bacterium preferably does not cause disease in a healthy humanindividual when administered to said individual, in particular thegastrointestinal tract of said individual. The therapeutic compositioncan be administered to an individual in a variety of ways as describedin more detailed elsewhere herein, including in the form of a tablet orenema.

The bacterium present in the therapeutic composition of the presentinvention is preferably susceptible to treatment with one or moreantibiotics. In other words, the bacterium is preferably not resistantto treatment with at least one antibiotic. This allows antibiotictreatment of an individual in the event that one or more of the bacteriaincluded in a therapeutic composition administered to the individualcauses disease in the individual, contrary to expectations. All of the51 bacteria disclosed herein where found to carry no known genesconferring resistance to the following antibiotics: beta-lactams,fusidic acid, elfamycin, aminoglycoside, fosfomycin, and tunicamycin.Thus, in a preferred embodiment, the bacterium is susceptible totreatment with one or more antibiotics selected from the groupconsisting of: a beta-lactam, fusidic acid, elfamycin, aminoglycoside,fosfomycin, and tunicamycin. In vitro and in silico methods forscreening bacteria for antibiotic resistance are known in the art.Exemplary in silico methods are also described in Example 1.

The bacterium included in the therapeutic composition of the presentinvention preferably does not comprise one or more genes encoding one ormore virulence factors and/or preferably does not produce one or morevirulence factors. Virulence factors in this context are propertieswhich enhance the potential of a bacterium to cause disease in anindividual. Virulence factors include the production of bacterialtoxins, such as endotoxins and exotoxins by a bacterium, as well as theproduction of hydrolytic enzymes that may contribute to thepathogenicity of the bacterium. Methods for screening bacteria for genesencoding virulence factors are known in the art and include the insilico methods described in Example 1. The 51 bacteria disclosed hereinwere found not to carry any known virulence factors using in silicoanalysis. Methods for screening bacteria for the production of virulencefactors are similarly known in the art.

Bacteria can be taxonomically classified based on the sequence of thegene encoding the 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) in the bacterium. This genesequence is also referred to as the ribosomal DNA sequence (rDNA). Abacterium comprising a gene which encodes a 16S rRNA which has 90% ormore sequence identity with the 16S rRNA encoded by a second bacteriumbelongs to the same family as said second bacterium. A bacteriumcomprising a gene which encodes a 16S rRNA which has 95% or moresequence identity with the 16S rRNA encoded by a second bacteriumbelongs to the same genus as said second bacterium. A bacteriumcomprising a gene which encodes a 16S rRNA which has 97% or more, or98.7% or more sequence identity with the 16S rRNA encoded by a secondbacterium belongs to the same species as said second bacterium. Abacterium included in the therapeutic composition of the presentinvention may be a bacterium which belongs to the same family, genus,and/or species as a bacterium disclosed herein.

A bacterium which belongs to the same family, genus, and/or species as abacterium disclosed herein is expected to retain one or more propertiesof the disclosed bacterium. Thus, in a preferred embodiment, a bacteriumpresent in the therapeutic composition of the present invention belongsto the same family, genus, and/or species as a bacterium disclosedherein and retains at least one property of the bacterium disclosedherein. Various properties of the bacteria disclosed herein aredescribed and include, for example, a lack of production of one or morevirulence factors, susceptibility to treatment with one or moreantibiotics, and a lack of pathogenicity.

The therapeutic composition of the present invention may comprise atleast one isolated bacterium, wherein the bacterium comprises a geneencoding a 16S rRNA, wherein said gene comprises a sequence with atleast 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, atleast 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, at least 98.7%, atleast 99%, or 100% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in anyone of SEQ ID NOs 1 to 51.

For example, the therapeutic composition of the present invention maycomprise at least one isolated bacterium, wherein the bacteriumcomprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, wherein said gene comprises asequence with at least 90% sequence identity with the sequence set forthin any one of SEQ ID NOs 1 to 51. In a preferred embodiment, thetherapeutic composition comprises an isolated bacterium, wherein thebacterium comprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, and wherein said genecomprises a sequence with at least 90% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1. In addition, or alternatively, thetherapeutic composition may comprise an isolated bacterium, wherein thebacterium comprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, and wherein said genecomprises a sequence with at least 90% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 21.

In addition, or alternatively, the therapeutic composition may compriseat least one isolated bacterium, wherein the bacterium comprises a geneencoding a 16S rRNA, wherein said gene comprises a sequence with atleast 95% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one ofSEQ ID NOs 1 to 51. In a preferred embodiment, the therapeuticcomposition comprises at least one isolated bacterium, wherein saidbacterium comprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, and wherein said genecomprises a sequence with at least 95% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 2 to 20, or 22 to 51, morepreferably any one of SEQ ID NOs 5, 6, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20,22, 23, 24, 26, 29, 33, 35, 41, 43, 45, 46, 47, 49, or 50, yet morepreferably any one of SEQ ID NOs 5, 6, 11, 13, 15, 19, 22, 23, 29, 33,35, 41, 43, 45, 46, or 50.

In addition, or alternatively, the therapeutic composition may compriseat least one isolated bacterium, wherein the bacterium comprises a geneencoding a 16S rRNA, wherein said gene comprises a sequence with atleast 97%, or at least 98.7%, sequence identity with the sequence setforth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 1 to 51. In a preferred embodiment, thetherapeutic composition comprises at least one isolated bacterium,wherein said bacterium comprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, and whereinsaid gene comprises a sequence with at least 97% sequence identity withthe sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 2 to 20, or 22 to 51,more preferably any one of SEQ ID NOs 2 to 3, 5 to 8, 10 to 20, 22 to26, 29 to 37, or 39 to 50, yet more preferably any one of SEQ ID NOs 3,5 to 8, 10 to 13, 15, 16, 19, 22, 23, 29, 32 to 37, 39 to 46, or 48 to50. In an alternative preferred embodiment, the therapeutic compositionmay comprise at least one isolated bacterium, wherein said bacteriumcomprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, and wherein said gene comprises asequence with at least 98.7% sequence identity with the sequence setforth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 2 to 20, or 22 to 51, more preferably anyone of SEQ ID NOs 2 to 4, 5 to 20, 22 to 26, 29 to 37 to 51, yet morepreferably any one of SEQ ID NOs 2 to 8, 10 to 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20,22, 23, 29, 31, 32 to 37 to 46, or 48 to 51.

As mentioned above, in a preferred embodiment, the therapeuticcomposition of the present invention may comprise at least one isolatedbacterium, wherein the bacterium comprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA,wherein said gene comprises a sequence with at least 90% sequenceidentity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 21.In addition, or alternatively, the therapeutic composition may compriseat least one isolated bacterium, wherein the bacterium comprises a geneencoding a 16S rRNA, wherein said gene comprises a sequence with atleast 91% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:29. In addition, or alternatively, the therapeutic composition maycomprise at least one isolated bacterium, wherein the bacteriumcomprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, wherein said gene comprises asequence with at least 92% sequence identity with the sequence set forthin any one of SEQ ID NOs 6, 11, 19 or 24. In addition, or alternatively,the therapeutic composition may comprise at least one isolatedbacterium, wherein the bacterium comprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA,wherein said gene comprises a sequence with at least 93% sequenceidentity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 13, 22, 26or 35. In addition, or alternatively, the therapeutic composition maycomprise at least one isolated bacterium, wherein the bacteriumcomprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, wherein said gene comprises asequence with at least 94% sequence identity with the sequence set forthin any one of SEQ ID NOs 5, 14, 15, 17, 18, 23, or 50. In addition, oralternatively, the therapeutic composition may comprise at least oneisolated bacterium, wherein the bacterium comprises a gene encoding a16S rRNA, wherein said gene comprises a sequence with at least 95%sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs20, 33, 41, 43, 45, 46, 47, or 49. In addition, or alternatively, thetherapeutic composition may comprise at least one isolated bacterium,wherein the bacterium comprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, wherein saidgene comprises a sequence with at least 96% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 2, 7, 8, 10, 12, 30, 32, 39,42, 44, or 48. In addition, or alternatively, the therapeuticcomposition may comprise at least one isolated bacterium, wherein thebacterium comprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, wherein said genecomprises a sequence with at least 97% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 3, 16, 25, 31, 34, 36, 37,or 40. In addition, or alternatively, the therapeutic composition maycomprise at least one isolated bacterium, wherein the bacteriumcomprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, wherein said gene comprises asequence with at least 98% sequence identity with the sequence set forthin any one of SEQ ID NOs 4 or 9. In addition, or alternatively, thetherapeutic composition may comprise at least one isolated bacterium,wherein the bacterium comprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, wherein saidgene comprises a sequence with at least 99% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 27, 28, 38, or 51.

More preferably, the therapeutic composition of the present inventionmay comprise at least one isolated bacterium, wherein the bacteriumcomprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, wherein said gene comprises asequence with at least 90% sequence identity with the sequence set forthin SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 21. In addition, or alternatively, thetherapeutic composition may comprise at least one isolated bacterium,wherein the bacterium comprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, wherein saidgene comprises a sequence with at least 92% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 6, or 11. In addition, oralternatively, the therapeutic composition may comprise at least oneisolated bacterium, wherein the bacterium comprises a gene encoding a16S rRNA, wherein said gene comprises a sequence with at least 93%sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 35. Inaddition, or alternatively, the therapeutic composition may comprise atleast one isolated bacterium, wherein the bacterium comprises a geneencoding a 16S rRNA, wherein said gene comprises a sequence with atleast 94% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one ofSEQ ID NOs 5, 19, 22, 23, or 50. In addition, or alternatively, thetherapeutic composition may comprise at least one isolated bacterium,wherein the bacterium comprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, wherein saidgene comprises a sequence with at least 95% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 13, 15, 29, 33, 41, 43, 45,or 46. In addition, or alternatively, the therapeutic composition maycomprise at least one isolated bacterium, wherein the bacteriumcomprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, wherein said gene comprises asequence with at least 96% sequence identity with the sequence set forthin any one of SEQ ID NOs 7, 12, 32, 39, 42, or 44, at least 97% sequenceidentity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 3, 8, 10,16, 34, 36, 37, 40, 48, or 49. In addition, or alternatively, thetherapeutic composition may comprise at least one isolated bacterium,wherein the bacterium comprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, wherein saidgene comprises a sequence with at least 98% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 4, 9, 17 or 31. In addition,or alternatively, the therapeutic composition may comprise at least oneisolated bacterium, wherein the bacterium comprises a gene encoding a16S rRNA, wherein said gene comprises a sequence with at least 99%sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs2, 20, 38, or 51. In addition, or alternatively, the therapeuticcomposition may comprise at least one isolated bacterium, wherein thebacterium comprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, wherein said genecomprises a sequence with 100% sequence identity with the sequence setforth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 14, 18, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, or 47.

Sequence identity is commonly defined with reference to the algorithmGAP (Wisconsin GCG package, Accelerys Inc, San Diego USA). GAP uses theNeedleman and Wunsch algorithm to align two complete sequences thatmaximizes the number of matches and minimizes the number of gaps.Generally, default parameters are used, with a gap creation penalty=12and gap extension penalty=4. Other algorithms suitable for the alignmentof nucleotide sequences may be used instead of GAP, e.g. BLAST (BasicLocal Alignment Search Tool) (which uses the method of Altschul et al.(1990) J. Mol. Biol. 215: 405-410), FASTA (which uses the method ofPearson and Lipman (1988) PNAS USA 85: 2444-2448), the Smith-Watermanalgorithm (Smith and Waterman (1981) J. Mol Biol. 147: 195-197), theTBLASTN program, of Altschul et al. (1990) supra, or the psi-Blastalgorithm (Nucl. Acids Res. (1997) 25 3389-3402), generally employingdefault parameters. In particular, BLAST may be used, preferablyemploying default parameters.

Sequence alignment algorithms, such as BLAST, calculate the similarityscore between a query sequence and a subject sequence. The sequenceidentity of the query sequence to the subject sequence may be dependenton the percentage of the query sequence that is required to overlap withthe subject sequence. This is also referred to as query coverage. In apreferred embodiment, the isolated bacterium present in the therapeuticcomposition of the present invention comprises a gene encoding a 16SrRNA, wherein said gene comprises a sequence, which (in addition to thespecified sequence identity) has a query coverage of at least 98%, atleast 99%, or 100%, preferably at least 98%. The query coverage refersto the percentage of said sequence which overlaps with the sequence withwhich it has the specified sequence identity, e.g. SEQ ID NO: 1. Forexample, the bacterium present in the therapeutic composition maycomprise a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, wherein said gene comprises asequence with at least 90% sequence identity with the sequence set forthin any one of SEQ ID NOs 1 to 51 and at least 98% query coverage.

Yet more preferably, the therapeutic composition of the presentinvention may comprise at least one isolated bacterium, wherein thebacterium is a bacterium as deposited under the Budapest Treaty on theInternational Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for thePurposes of Patent Procedures at the Leibniz-Institut DSMZ—DeutscheSammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH (DSMZ), Inhoffenstr.7B, 38124 Braunschweig by Genome Research Limited under an accessionnumber as listed in Table 1 below. Specifically, the therapeuticcomposition of the present invention may comprise at least one isolatedbacterium, wherein the bacterium is a bacterium as deposited under theBudapest Treaty at DSMZ under one of the following accession numbers(the date of deposit with DSMZ for each bacterium deposited is indicatedin brackets after the accession number): DSM32191 (27 Oct. 2015),DSM32147 (23 Sep. 2015), DSM32149 (23 Sep. 2015), DSM32175 (6 Oct.2015), DSM32153 (27 Oct. 2015), DSM32152 (23 Sep. 2015), DSM32158 (23Sep. 2015), DSM32192 (27 Oct. 2015), DSM32148 (23 Sep. 2015), DSM32166(6 Oct. 2015), DSM32151 (23 Sep. 2015), DSM32150 (23 Sep. 2015),DSM32193 (27 Oct. 2015), DSM32162 (6 Oct. 2015), DSM32194 (27 Oct.2015), DSM32163 (6 Oct. 2015), DSM32205 (1 Mar. 2016), DSM32195 (27 Oct.2015), DSM32164 (6 Oct. 2015), DSM32177 (13 Oct. 2015), DSM32167 (6 Oct.2015), DSM32165 (6 Oct. 2015), DSM32169 (6 Oct. 2015), DSM32168 (6 Oct.2015), DSM32178 (13 Oct. 2015), DSM32182 (13 Oct. 2015), DSM32179 (13Oct. 2015), DSM32180 (13 Oct. 2015), DSM32184 (13 Oct. 2015), DSM32181(13 Oct. 2015), DSM32183 (13 Oct. 2015), DSM 32262 (2 Feb. 2016),DSM32211 (2 Dec. 2015), DSM 32219 (8 Dec. 2015), DSM 32222 (8 Dec.2015), DSM 32261 (2 Feb. 2016), DSM32212 (2 Dec. 2015), DSM32220 (8 Dec.2015), DSM32213 (2 Dec. 2015), DSM 32226 (8 Dec. 2015), DSM32215 (2 Dec.2015), DSM32216 (2 Dec. 2015), DSM 32217 (2 Feb. 2016), DSM32221 (8 Dec.2015), DSM32218 (2 Dec. 2015), DSM 32224 (8 Dec. 2015), DSM 32214 (2Dec. 2015), DSM 32263 (2 Feb. 2016), DSM 32223 (8 Dec. 2015), DSM 32225(8 Dec. 2015), and DSM 32265 (10 Feb. 2016). The putative genus andspecies names of the deposited bacteria, as well as their knowncharacteristics, are listed in Table 1 below.

Yet more preferably, the therapeutic composition of the presentinvention comprises at least one isolated bacterium, wherein thebacterium is a bacterium as deposited under the Budapest Treaty at DSMZunder one of the following accession numbers: DSM32191 and DSM32177. Inaddition, or alternatively, the therapeutic composition may comprise atleast one isolated bacterium, wherein the bacterium is a bacterium asdeposited under the Budapest Treaty at DSMZ under one of the followingaccession numbers: DSM32153, DSM32152, DSM32151, DSM32193, DSM32162,DSM32194, DSM32205, DSM32195, DSM32164, DSM32177, DSM32165, DSM32169,DSM32168, DSM32182, DSM32184, DSM32211, DSM32222, DSM32215, DSM32217,DSM32218, DSM32224, DSM32214, DSM32223, and DSM32225; more preferably abacterium as deposited under one of the following accession numbers:DSM32153, DSM32152, DSM32151, DSM32193, DSM32194, DSM32164, DSM32165,DSM32169, DSM32184, DSM32211, DSM32222, DSM32215, DSM32217, DSM32218,DSM32224, and DSM32225.

Alternatively, the therapeutic composition of the present invention maycomprise at least one isolated bacterium, said bacterium comprising agene encoding a 16S rRNA, wherein said gene comprises a sequence with atleast 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, atleast 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, at least 98.7%, atleast 99%, or 100% sequence identity with the sequence of the geneencoding the 16S rRNA in a deposited bacterium as described above.

The therapeutic composition of the invention may comprise at least one,at least two, at least three, at least four, at least five, at leastsix, at least seven, at least eight, at least nine, at least ten, atleast eleven, at least twelve, at least thirteen, at least fourteen, atleast fifteen, at least sixteen, at least seventeen, at least eighteen,at least nineteen, at least nineteen, at least twenty, at leasttwenty-one, at least twenty-two, at least twenty-three, at leasttwenty-four, at least twenty-five, at least twenty-six, at leasttwenty-seven, at least twenty-eight, at least twenty-nine, at leastthirty, at least thirty-one, at least thirty-two, at least thirty-three,at least thirty-four, at least thirty-five, at least thirty-six, atleast thirty-seven, at least thirty-eight, at least thirty-nine, atleast forty, at least forty-one, at least forty-two, at leastforty-three, at least forty-four, at least forty-five, at leastforty-six, at least forty-seven, at least forty-eight, at leastforty-nine, at least fifty, or at least fifty-one bacteria as disclosedherein.

The therapeutic composition of the invention may comprise one, up totwo, up to three, up to four, up to five, up to six, up to seven, up toeight, up to nine, up to ten, up to eleven, up to twelve, up tothirteen, up to fourteen, up to fifteen, up to sixteen, up to seventeen,up to eighteen, up to nineteen, up to nineteen, up to twenty, up totwenty-one, up to twenty-two, up to twenty-three, up to twenty-four, upto twenty-five, up to twenty-six, up to twenty-seven, up totwenty-eight, up to twenty-nine, up to thirty, up to thirty-one, up tothirty-two, up to thirty-three, up to thirty-four, up to thirty-five, upto thirty-six, up to thirty-seven, up to thirty-eight, up tothirty-nine, up to forty, up to forty-one, up to forty-two, up toforty-three, up to forty-four, up to forty-five, up to forty-six, up toforty-seven, up to forty-eight, up to forty-nine, up to fifty, or up tofifty-one bacteria as disclosed herein. Preferably, the therapeuticcomposition of the invention comprise up to twenty, preferably up toten, bacteria as disclosed herein.

Where a therapeutic composition comprises more than one isolatedbacterium, the isolated bacteria are preferably distinct. “Distinct” mayrefer to the isolated bacteria encoding distinct 16S rRNA sequences.

The therapeutic composition of the invention may comprise at least oneisolated bacterium which forms spores. Such a bacterium is also referredto as a spore-forming bacterium. Spores are metabolically dormantstructures that are resilient to environmental insults and are used bycertain bacteria as a survival strategy upon encountering adverseconditions. Bacteriotherapy candidates HMI_1, HMI_2, HMI_4, HMI_6,HMI_10, HMI_15, HMI_17, HMI_21, HMI_22, HMI_33, HMI_36, HMI_37, HMI_38,HMI_44, HMI_47, HMI_48, HMI_50, HMI_51, and HMI_52 were isolated fromethanol-treated samples and are thus expected to be capable of formingspores. In addition, HMI_3, HMI_7, HMI_8, HMI_16, HMI_18, HMI_19,HMI_24, HMI_25, HMI_26, HMI_27, HMI_28, HMI_29, HMI_30, HMI_34, HMI_41,and HMI_46 are expected to be spore formers based on phylogeneticanalysis.

Thus, the therapeutic composition of the present invention may compriseat least one, at least two, at least three, at least four, at leastfive, at least six, at least seven, at least eight, at least nine, atleast ten, at least eleven, at least twelve, at least thirteen, at leastfourteen, at least fifteen, at least sixteen, at least seventeen, atleast eighteen, at least nineteen, at least twenty, at least twenty-one,at least twenty-two, at least twenty-three, at least twenty-four, atleast twenty-five, at least twenty-six, at least twenty-seven, at leasttwenty-eight, at least twenty-nine, at least thirty, at leastthirty-one, at least thirty-two, at least thirty-three, at leastthirty-four, or at least thirty-five isolated spore-forming bacteria. Inone embodiment, the bacteria in the therapeutic composition may consistof spore forming bacteria.

The spore-forming bacterium may thus be a bacterium comprising a geneencoding a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), wherein said gene comprises asequence with at least 90% sequence identity with the sequence set forthin any one of SEQ ID NOs 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 40, 43, 45, 46,47, 49, 50, or 51. Alternatively, the spore forming bacterium may be abacterium comprising a gene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), whereinsaid gene comprises a sequence with at least 90% sequence identity withthe sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 14, 16,20, 21, 32, 35, 36, 37, 43, 46, 47, 49, 50, or 51.

The spore-forming bacterium may be a bacterium comprising a geneencoding a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), wherein said gene comprises asequence with at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, atleast 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, at least 98.7%, atleast 99%, or 100% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in anyone of SEQ ID NOs 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21,23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 40, 43, 45, 46, 47, 49,50, or 51. Alternatively, the spore forming bacterium may be a bacteriumcomprising a gene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), wherein said genecomprises a sequence with at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, atleast 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, atleast 98.7%, at least 99%, or 100% sequence identity with the sequenceset forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 14, 16, 20, 21, 32,35, 36, 37, 43, 46, 47, 49, 50, or 51.

Preferably, the spore forming bacterium is a bacterium comprising a geneencoding a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), wherein said gene comprises asequence with at least 90% sequence identity with the sequence set forthin SEQ ID NOs 1 or SEQ ID NO: 21, and/or at least 91%, at least 92%, atleast 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, atleast 98%, at least 98.7%, at least 99%, or 100% sequence identity withthe sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10,14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37,40, 43, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, or 51. More preferably, the spore formingbacterium may be a bacterium comprising a gene encoding a 16S ribosomalRNA (rRNA), wherein said gene comprises a sequence with at least 90%sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NOs 1 or SEQ IDNO: 21, and/or at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%,at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, at least 98.7%,at least 99%, or 100% sequence identity with the sequence set forth inany one of SEQ ID Nos 2, 4, 6, 10, 14, 16, 20, 32, 35, 36, 37, 43, 46,47, 49, 50, or 51.

More preferably, the spore forming bacterium may be a bacteriumcomprising a gene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), wherein said genecomprises a sequence with at least 90% sequence identity with thesequence set forth SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 21, at least 92% sequenceidentity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 29, at least 92%sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NOs 6, or 24 atleast 93% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NOs 35or 26, at least 94% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in anyone of SEQ ID NOs 14, 15, 17, 18, 23, or 50, at least 95% sequenceidentity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 20, 33,43, 45, 46, 47, or 49, at least 96% sequence identity with the sequenceset forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 2, 7, 8, 10, or 32, at least 97%sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs3, 16, 25, 36, 37 or 40, at least 98% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4, or at least 99% sequence identitywith the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NOs 27, 28, or 51. Yet morepreferably, the spore forming bacterium may be a bacterium comprising agene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), wherein said gene comprises asequence with at least 90% sequence identity with the sequence set forthSEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 21, at least 92% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 6, at least 93% sequence identity withthe sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 35, at least 94% sequence identitywith the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 14, or 50, at least95% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ IDNOs 20, 43, 46, 47, or 49, at least 96% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 2, 10, or 32, at least 97%sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs16, 36, or 37, at least 98% sequence identity with the sequence setforth in SEQ ID NO: 4, or at least 99% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 51.

More preferably, the spore forming bacterium may be a bacteriumcomprising a gene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), wherein said genecomprises a sequence with at least 90% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 21, at least 92%sequence identity with the sequence set forth SEQ ID NO: 6, at least 93%sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 35, at least94% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NOs 23 or50, at least 95% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in anyone of SEQ ID NOs 15, 29, 33, 43, 45 or 46, at least 96% sequenceidentity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NOs 7 or 32, at least 97%sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs3, 10, 16, 36, 37, 40 or 49, at least 98% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in SEQ ID NOs 4, 8 or 17, at least 99% sequenceidentity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 2, 20, or51, or 100% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one ofSEQ ID NOs 14, 18, 25, 26, 27, 28, or 47. Even more preferably, thespore forming bacterium may be a bacterium comprising a gene encoding a16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), wherein said gene comprises a sequence with atleast 90% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1or SEQ ID NO: 21, at least 92% sequence identity with the sequence setforth SEQ ID NO: 6, at least 93% sequence identity with the sequence setforth in SEQ ID NO: 35, at least 94% sequence identity with the sequenceset forth in SEQ ID NO: 50, at least 95% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 43, or 46, at least 96%sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 32, at least97% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ IDNOs 10, 16, 36, 37, or 49, at least 98% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4, at least 99% sequence identity withthe sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 2, 20, or 51, or 100%sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs14, or 47.

Yet more preferably, the spore forming bacterium may be a bacterium asdeposited at DSMZ under accession number DSM32191, DSM32147, DSM32175,DSM32152, DSM32166, DSM32162, DSM32163, DSM32177, DSM32167, DSM 32262,DSM 32222, DSM 32261, DSM32212, DSM32217, DSM32224, DSM32214, DSM32223,DSM32225, DSM32265, DSM32149, DSM32158, DSM32192, DSM32194, DSM32205,DSM32195, DSM32169, DSM32168, DSM32178, DSM32182, DSM32179, DSM32180,DSM32211, DSM32226, or DSM32218. Most preferably, the spore formingbacterium is a bacterium as deposited at DSMZ under accession numberDSM32191, DSM32147, DSM32175, DSM32152, DSM32166, DSM32162, DSM32163,DSM32177, DSM32167, DSM 32262, DSM 32222, DSM 32261, DSM32212, DSM32217,DSM32224, DSM32214, DSM32223, DSM32225, or DSM32265. Alternatively, thetherapeutic composition of the present invention may comprise at leastone isolated spore-forming bacterium, said bacterium comprising a geneencoding a 16S rRNA, wherein said gene comprises a sequence with atleast 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, atleast 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, at least 98.7%, atleast 99%, or 100% sequence identity with the sequence of the geneencoding the 16S rRNA in a deposited bacterium as described above.

The isolated bacterium present in the therapeutic composition may beantagonistic towards an intestinal bacterium, inhibit or prevent thegrowth or sporulation of an intestinal bacterium, and/or neutralize orprotect against a toxin produced by an intestinal bacterium. Preferablythe bacterium inhibits or prevents the growth of an intestinalbacterium. The intestinal bacterium may be a pathogenic ornon-pathogenic intestinal bacterium. Preferably, the intestinalbacterium is a pathogenic bacterium. This is particularly preferred inthe context of a therapeutic composition for use in the treatment of adysbiosis associated with an enteric bacterial infection. However, otherdiseases are also known to be characterised by an increase in certaintypes of bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract. For example,inflammatory bowel disease is known to be characterised by an increasein bacteria from the Proteobacteria phylum, such as Escherichia coli, inthe intestinal microbiota. Similarly, irritable bowel syndrome, obesityand malnutrition are known to be characterised by an increase in certaintypes of bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract. A bacterial compositioncomprising at least one bacterium which is antagonistic towards anintestinal bacterium, inhibits or prevents the growth or sporulation ofan intestinal bacterium, and/or neutralizes or protects against a toxinproduced by an intestinal bacterium thus also finds application in thetreatment of dysbiosis associated with inflammatory bowel disease,irritable bowel syndrome, obesity, or malnutrition.

The pathogenic bacterium may be a Gram positive bacterium, or a Gramnegative bacterium. Exemplary pathogenic bacteria include pathogenicbacteria of the genera Clostridium, Escherichia, Enterococcus,Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Proteus, Salmonella, Shigella, Staphylococcus,Vibrio, Aeromonas, Campylobacter, Bacillus, Helicobacter, Listeria,Plesiomonas, or Yersinia. In a preferred embodiment, the pathogenicbacterium is a pathogenic bacterium of the genera Clostridium orEscherichia, such as Clostridium difficile or Escherichia coli.

Examples of pathogenic Escherichia coli include adherent-invasiveEscherichia coli (AIEC), enteroaggregative Escherichia coli,enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, enteroinvasive Escherichia coli,enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, and Escherichia coli 0157:H7. Anenterotoxigenic Escherichia coli may produce a heat-labile enterotoxin,or heat-stable enterotoxin.

For example, the pathogenic bacterium may be Clostridium difficile oradherent-invasive E. coli (AIEC).

Bacteriotherapy candidates HMI_14, HMI_25, HMI_42, HMI_26, HMI_28,HMI_35 and HMI_46 have been shown to inhibit growth of Clostridiumdifficile in an overlay assay. In addition, HMI_2, HMI_4, HMI_5, HMI_6,HMI_15, HMI_26, HMI_27, HMI_28, HMI_34, HMI_35, HMI_39, HMI_40, HMI_43,HMI_44, HMI_46 and HMI_47 have been shown to inhibit growth ofClostridium difficile in a CFS-relative growth inhibition assay (seeExample 2, FIG. 13, and Table 1).

Bacteriotherapy candidates HMI_4, HMI_10, HMI_11, HMI_14, HMI_26,HMI_28, HMI_33, HMI 35. HMI_42 and HMI_46 have been shown to inhibitgrowth of Escherichia coli in an overlay assay. In addition, HMI_46 andHMI_28, have been shown to inhibit growth of Escherichia coli in aCFS-relative growth inhibition assay (see Example 2, FIG. 13, and Table1).

It is expected that a bacterium which inhibits the growth of Escherichiacoli also inhibits the growth of other Proteobacteria. Thus, thepathogenic bacterium may be a proteobacterium. Proteobacteria include(apart from Escherichia species), Salmonella species, Campylobacterspecies, Vibrio species, Helicobacter species, and Yersinia species.

It is expected that a bacterium which inhibits the growth of Clostridiumdifficile also inhibits the growth of other bacteria of the genusClostridium. Thus, the pathogenic bacterium may be a bacterium of thegenus Clostridium. Pathogenic bacteria of the genus Clostridium (apartfrom Clostridium difficile), include Clostridium perfringens,Clostridium botulinum, and Clostridium tetani.

The therapeutic composition may thus comprise at least one isolatedbacterium which inhibits the growth of Clostridium difficile and/orEscherichia coli. For example, the therapeutic composition may compriseat least one, at least two, at least three, at least four, at leastfive, at least six, at least seven, at least eight, at least nine, atleast ten, at least eleven, at least twelve, at least thirteen, at leastfourteen, at least fifteen, at least sixteen, at least seventeen, atleast eighteen, at least nineteen, at least twenty, at least twenty-one,or at least twenty-two isolated bacteria which inhibit the growth ofClostridium difficile and/or Escherichia coli. In one embodiment, thebacteria in the therapeutic composition may consist of one or moreisolated bacteria which have been shown to inhibit the growth ofClostridium difficile and/or Escherichia coli.

In a preferred embodiment, the therapeutic composition may comprise atleast one isolated bacterium which has been shown to inhibit the growthof Clostridium difficile. This is preferred in the context of atherapeutic composition for use in the treatment of a dysbiosisassociated with an enteric infection, in particular a dysbiosisassociated with an infection with a pathogenic Clostridium-relatedspecies, such as Clostridium difficile, Clostridium perfringens,Clostridium botulinum, or Clostridium tetani, most preferablyClostridium difficile.

For example, the therapeutic composition may comprise at least one, atleast two, at least three, at least four, at least five, at least six,at least seven, at least eight, at least nine, at least ten, at leasteleven, at least twelve, at least thirteen, at least fourteen, at leastfifteen, at least sixteen, at least seventeen, at least eighteen, or atleast nineteen isolated bacteria which inhibit the growth of Clostridiumdifficile. In one embodiment, the bacteria in the therapeuticcomposition may consist of bacteria which inhibit the growth ofClostridium difficile.

A bacterium inhibits the growth of Clostridium difficile may be abacterium comprising a gene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), whereinsaid gene comprises a sequence with at least 90% sequence identity withthe sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 2, 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 24,25, 26, 27, 33, 34, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45 and 46.

Alternatively, a bacterium which inhibits the growth of Clostridiumdifficile may be a bacterium comprising a gene encoding a 16S ribosomalRNA (rRNA), wherein said gene comprises a sequence with at least 91%, atleast 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, atleast 97%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% sequence identity withthe sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 2, 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 24,25, 26, 27, 33, 34, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45 and 46.

More preferably, a bacterium which inhibits the growth of Clostridiumdifficile may be a bacterium comprising a gene encoding a 16S ribosomalRNA (rRNA), wherein said gene comprises a sequence with at least 92%sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs6, or 24, at least 93% sequence identity with the sequence set forth inany one of SEQ ID NOs 13, or 26, at least 94% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 5, or 14, at least 95%sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs33, 41, 43, 45, or 46, at least 96% sequence identity with the sequenceset forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 2, 39, or 42, at least 97% sequenceidentity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 25, or 34,at least 98% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:4, or at least 99% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in anyone of SEQ ID NOs 27, or 38.

Even more preferably, a bacterium which inhibits the growth ofClostridium difficile may be a bacterium comprising a gene encoding a16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), wherein said gene comprises a sequence with atleast 92% sequence identity with the sequence set forth SEQ ID NO: 6, atleast 94% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 5,at least 95% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one ofSEQ ID NOs 13, 33, 41, 43, 45, or 46, at least 96% sequence identitywith the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 39, or 42, at least97% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 34, atleast 98% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4,at least 99% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one ofSEQ ID NOs 2, or 38, or 100% sequence identity with the sequence setforth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 14, 24, 25, 26, or 27.

Most preferably, the bacterium which inhibits the growth of Clostridiumdifficile may be a bacterium as deposited at DSMZ under accession numberDSM32147, DSM32175, DSM32153, DSM32152, DSM32193, DSM32162, DSM32168,DSM32178, DSM32182, DSM32179, DSM32211, DSM 32219, DSM32220, DSM32213,DSM32215, DSM32216, DSM 32217, DSM32218, DSM 32224. Alternatively, thetherapeutic composition of the present invention may comprise at leastone isolated bacterium which inhibits the growth of Clostridiumdifficile, wherein said bacterium comprising a gene encoding a 16S rRNA,wherein said gene comprises a sequence with at least 90%, at least 91%,at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, atleast 97%, at least 98%, at least 98.7%, at least 99%, or 100% sequenceidentity with the sequence of the gene encoding the 16S rRNA in adeposited bacterium as described above.

In an alternative preferred embodiment, the therapeutic composition maycomprise at least one isolated bacterium which inhibits the growth ofEscherichia coli. This is preferred in the context of a therapeuticcomposition for use in the treatment of a dysbiosis associated with anenteric infection, in particular a dysbiosis associated with aninfection with a Proteobacterium, such as Escherichia species,Salmonella species, Campylobacter species, Vibrio species, Helicobacterspecies, and Yersinia species, most preferably a dysbiosis associatedwith an infection with Escherichia coli.

For example, the therapeutic composition may comprise at least one, atleast two, at least three, at least four, at least five, at least six,at least seven, at least eight, at least nine, or at least ten, isolatedbacteria which inhibit the growth of Escherichia coli. In oneembodiment, the bacteria in the therapeutic composition may consist ofbacteria which inhibit the growth of Escherichia coli.

A bacterium which inhibits the growth of Escherichia coli may be abacterium comprising a gene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), whereinsaid gene comprises a sequence with at least 90% sequence identity withthe sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 4, 10, 11, 13, 25, 27,32, 34, 41, and 45.

Alternatively, a bacterium which inhibits the growth of Escherichia colimay be a bacterium comprising a gene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA(rRNA), wherein said gene comprises a sequence with at least 91%, atleast 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, atleast 97%, at least 98%, at least 99%, or 100% sequence identity withthe sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 4, 10, 11, 13, 25, 27,32, 34, 41, and 45.

More preferably, a bacterium which inhibits the growth of Escherichiacoli may be a bacterium comprising a gene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA(rRNA), wherein said gene comprises a sequence with at least 92%sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 11, at least93% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 13, atleast 95% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one ofSEQ ID NOs 41, or 45, at least 96% sequence identity with the sequenceset forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 10, or 32, at least 97% sequenceidentity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 25, or 34,at least 98% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:4, or at least 99% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQID NO: 27.

Even more preferably, a bacterium which inhibits the growth ofEscherichia coli may be a bacterium comprising a gene encoding a 16Sribosomal RNA (rRNA), wherein said gene comprises a sequence with atleast 92% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:11, at least 95% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in anyone of SEQ ID NOs 13, 41, or 45, at least 96% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 32, at least 97% sequence identity withthe sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 10, or 34, at least 98%sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4, or 100%sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs25, or 27.

Most preferably, the bacterium which inhibits the growth of Escherichiacoli may be a bacterium as deposited at DSMZ under accession numberDSM32175, DSM32166, DSM32151, DSM32193, DSM32178, DSM32179, DSM 32262,DSM 32219, DSM32215, DSM32218. Alternatively, the therapeuticcomposition of the present invention may comprise at least one isolatedbacterium which inhibits the growth of Escherichia coli, wherein saidbacterium comprising a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, wherein said genecomprises a sequence with at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, atleast 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, atleast 98%, at least 98.7%, at least 99%, or 100% sequence identity withthe sequence of the gene encoding the 16S rRNA in a deposited bacteriumas described above.

In addition to an isolated bacterium which inhibits the growth ofClostridium difficile and/or Escherichia coli, the therapeuticcomposition may comprise at least one isolated bacterium which co-occurswith a bacterium which inhibits the growth of Clostridium difficileand/or Escherichia coli as disclosed herein. Bacteriotherapy candidateswhich have been shown to co-occur with a bacterium which inhibits thegrowth of Clostridium difficile and/or Escherichia coli as disclosedherein are HMI_2, HMI_5, HMI_6, HMI_7, HMI_8, HMI_9, HMI_10, HMI_11,HMI_12, HMI_14, HMI_15, HMI_16, HMI_17, HMI_18, HMI_19, HMI_20, HMI_26,HMI_27, HMI_31, HMI_33, HMI_34, HMI_35, HMI_37, HMI_38, HMI_39, HMI_41,HMI_42, HMI_43, HMI_44, HMI_46, HMI_47, HMI_48, HMI_50, HMI_51, andHMI_52 (see Table 1 for details).

Thus, the therapeutic composition may comprise at least one, at leasttwo, at least three, at least four, at least five, at least six, atleast seven, at least eight, at least nine, at least ten, at leasteleven, at least twelve, at least thirteen, at least fourteen, at leastfifteen, at least sixteen, at least seventeen, at least eighteen, atleast nineteen, at least nineteen, at least twenty, at least twenty-one,at least twenty-two, at least twenty-three, at least twenty-four, atleast twenty-five, at least twenty-six, at least twenty-seven, at leasttwenty-eight, at least twenty-nine, at least thirty, at leastthirty-one, at least thirty-two, at least thirty-three, at leastthirty-four, or thirty-five isolated bacteria which co-occur with abacterium which inhibits the growth of Clostridium difficile and/orEscherichia coli as disclosed herein.

The bacterium which co-occurs with a bacterium which inhibits the growthof Clostridium difficile and/or Escherichia coli as disclosed herein,may be a bacterium comprising a gene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA(rRNA), wherein said gene comprises a sequence with at least 90%sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 30,32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, or 51.

Alternatively, the bacterium which co-occurs with a bacterium whichinhibits the growth of Clostridium difficile and/or Escherichia coli asdisclosed herein, may be a bacterium comprising a gene encoding a 16Sribosomal RNA (rRNA), wherein said gene comprises a sequence with atleast 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, atleast 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, at least 98.7%, at least 99%, or100% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ IDNOs 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26,30, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, or 51.Preferably, the bacterium which co-occurs with a bacterium whichinhibits the growth of Clostridium difficile and/or Escherichia coli asdisclosed herein, is a bacterium comprising a gene encoding a 16Sribosomal RNA (rRNA), wherein said gene comprises a sequence with atleast 92% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one ofSEQ ID NOs 6, 11, or 19, at least 93% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 13 or 26, at least 94%sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs5, 14, 15, 17, 18, or 50, at least 95% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 33, 41, 43, 45, 46, 47, or49, at least 96% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in anyone of SEQ ID NOs 2, 7, 8, 10, 12, 30, 32, or 42, at least 97% sequenceidentity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 16, 25,34, 36, 37, or 40, at least 98% sequence identity with the sequence setforth in SEQ ID NO: 9, or at least 99% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 38, or 51.

More preferably, the bacterium which co-occurs with a bacterium whichinhibits the growth of Clostridium difficile and/or Escherichia coli asdisclosed herein, is a bacterium comprising a gene encoding a 16Sribosomal RNA (rRNA), wherein said gene comprises a sequence with atleast 92% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one ofSEQ ID NOs 6, or 11, at least 94% sequence identity with the sequenceset forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 5, 19, or 50, at least 95% sequenceidentity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 13, 15,33, 41, 43, 45, or 46, at least 96% sequence identity with the sequenceset forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 7, 12, 32, or 42, at least 97%sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs8, 10, 16, 34, 36, 37, 40, or 49, at least 98% sequence identity withthe sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 9 or 17, at least 99%sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs2, 38, 51, or at least 100% sequence identity with the sequence setforth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 14, 18, 25, 26, 30, or 47.

Most preferably, the bacterium which co-occurs with a bacterium whichinhibits the growth of Clostridium difficile and/or Escherichia coli asdisclosed herein, is a bacterium as deposited at DSMZ under accessionnumber DSM32147, DSM32153, DSM32152, DSM32158, DSM32192, DSM32148,DSM32166, DSM32151, DSM32150, DSM32193, DSM32162, DSM32194, DSM32163,DSM32205, DSM32195, DSM32164, DSM32178, DSM32182, DSM32181, DSM32262,DSM32211, DSM32219, DSM32261, DSM32212, DSM32220, DSM32226, DSM32215,DSM32216, DSM32217, DSM32218, DSM32224, DSM32214, DSM32223, DSM32225, orDSM32265. Alternatively, the therapeutic composition of the presentinvention may comprise at least one isolated bacterium which co-occurswith a bacterium which inhibits the growth of Clostridium difficileand/or Escherichia coli as disclosed herein, wherein said bacteriumcomprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, wherein said gene comprises asequence with at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, atleast 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, atleast 98.7%, at least 99%, or 100% sequence identity with the sequenceof the gene encoding the 16S rRNA in a deposited bacterium as describedabove.

Bacteria related to the genus Clostridium have been shown to bebeneficial in reducing inflammation through interactions with the hostimmune system (Atarashi, Tanoue et al. 2013). The isolated bacteriumpresent in the therapeutic composition may thus be a bacterium which hasimmunomodulatory activity. For example, the bacterium may reduceinflammation in the individual, e.g. in the gastrointestinal tract ofthe individual. Bacteriotherapy candidates which are in the same genusas bacteria which have been shown to be beneficial in reducinginflammation through interactions with the host immune system are HMI_4,HMI_9, HMI_10, HMI_15, HMI_27, HMI_28 and HMI_38. The bacteria artherefore expected to have immunomodulatory activity, such as reducinginflammation in the individual, e.g. in the gastrointestinal tract ofthe individual.

Thus, the therapeutic composition may comprise at least one, at leasttwo, at least three, at least four, at least five, at least six, or atleast seven isolated bacteria which have immunomodulatory activity. Inone embodiment, the bacteria in the therapeutic composition may consistof bacteria which reduce inflammation in the individual.

The bacterium which has immunomodulatory activity may be a bacteriumcomprising a gene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), wherein said genecomprises a sequence with at least 90% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 4, 9, 10, 14, 26, 27, or 37.

Alternatively, a bacterium which has immunomodulatory activity may be abacterium comprising a gene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), whereinsaid gene comprises a sequence with at least 91%, at least 92%, at least93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least98%, at least 99%, or 100% sequence identity with the sequence set forthin any one of SEQ ID NOs 4, 9, 10, 14, 26, 27, or 37.

Preferably, a bacterium which has immunomodulatory activity may be abacterium comprising a gene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), whereinsaid gene comprises a sequence with at least 93% sequence identity withthe sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 26, at least 94% sequence identitywith the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 14, at least 96% sequenceidentity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:10, at least 97%sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 37, at least98% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ IDNOs 4 or 9, or at least 99% sequence identity with the sequence setforth in SEQ ID NO: 27. More preferably, a bacterium which hasimmunomodulatory activity may be a bacterium comprising a gene encodinga 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), wherein said gene comprises a sequence withat least 97% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in in any ofSEQ ID NOs 10 or 37, at least 98% sequence identity with the sequenceset forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 4 or 9, or at least 100% sequenceidentity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 14, 26, or27.

Most preferably, the bacterium which has immunomodulatory activity maybe a bacterium as deposited at DSMZ under accession number DSM32175,DSM32148, DSM32166, DSM32162, DSM32182, DSM32179, or DSM32212.Alternatively, the therapeutic composition of the present invention maycomprise at least one isolated bacterium which has immunomodulatoryactivity, wherein said bacterium comprising a gene encoding a 16S rRNA,wherein said gene comprises a sequence with at least 90%, at least 91%,at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, atleast 97%, at least 98%, at least 98.7%, at least 99%, or 100% sequenceidentity with the sequence of the gene encoding the 16S rRNA in adeposited bacterium as described above.

The therapeutic composition of the invention may comprise at least oneisolated bacterium which is on the Human Microbiome Project's (HMP)“most wanted” list. Bacteriotherapy candidates HMI_1, HMI_2, HMI_4,HMI_5, HMI_7, HMI_11, HMI_12, HMI_15, HMI_16, HMI_17, HMI_18, HMI_19,HMI_35, HMI_37, HMI_38, HMI_39, HMI_45, HMI_50, and HMI_51 are on HMP's“most wanted” list.

Thus, the therapeutic composition of the present invention may compriseat least one, at least two, at least three, at least four, at leastfive, at least six, at least seven, at least eight, at least nine, atleast ten, at least eleven, at least twelve, at least thirteen, at leastfourteen, at least fifteen, at least sixteen, at least seventeen, atleast eighteen, or nineteen bacteria which are on HMP's “most wanted”list. In one embodiment, the bacteria in the therapeutic composition mayconsist of bacteria which are on HMP's “most wanted” list.

The bacterium which is on HMP's “most wanted” list may be a bacteriumcomprising a gene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), wherein said genecomprises a sequence with at least 90% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 14,15, 16, 17, 18, 34, 36, 37, 38, 44, 49, or 50.

Alternatively, the bacterium which is on HMP's “most wanted” list may bea bacterium comprising a gene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA),wherein said gene comprises a sequence with at least 91%, at least 92%,at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, atleast 98%, at least 98.7%, at least 99%, or 100% sequence identity withthe sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12,14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 34, 36, 37, 38, 44, 49, or 50.

Preferably, the bacterium which is on HMP's “most wanted” list is abacterium comprising a gene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), whereinsaid gene comprises a sequence with at least 90% sequence identity withthe sequence set forth SEQ ID NO: 1, at least 92% sequence identity withthe sequence set forth SEQ ID NO: 11, at least 94% sequence identitywith the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 5, 14, 15, 17, 18,or 50, at least 95% sequence identity with the sequence set forth SEQ IDNO: 49, at least 96% sequence identity with the sequence set forth inany one of SEQ ID NOs 2, 7, 12, or 44, at least 97% sequence identitywith the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 16, 34, 36, or 37,at least 98% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:4, or at least 99% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQID NO: 38.

More preferably, the bacterium which is on HMP's “most wanted” list is abacterium comprising a gene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), whereinsaid gene comprises a sequence with at least 90% sequence identity withthe sequence set forth SEQ ID NO: 1, at least 92% sequence identity withthe sequence set forth SEQ ID NO: 11, at least 94% sequence identitywith the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 5 or 50, at least95% sequence identity with the sequence set forth SEQ ID NO: 15, atleast 96% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one ofSEQ ID NOs 7, 12, or 44, at least 97% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 16, 34, 36, 37, 49, at least98% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ IDNOs 4, or 17, at least 99% sequence identity with the sequence set forthin any one of SEQ ID NOs 2, or 38, or 100% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 14, or 18.

Most preferably, the bacterium which is on HMP's “most wanted” list is abacterium as deposited at DSMZ under accession number DSM32191,DSM32147, DSM32175, DSM32153, DSM32158, DSM32151, DSM32150, DSM32162,DSM32194, DSM32163, DSM32205, DSM32195, DSM32219, DSM32261, DSM32212,DSM32220, DSM32221, DSM32223, or DSM32225. Alternatively, thetherapeutic composition of the present invention may comprise at leastone bacterium which is on HMP's “most wanted” list, wherein saidbacterium comprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, wherein said genecomprises a sequence with at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, atleast 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, atleast 98%, at least 98.7%, at least 99%, or 100% sequence identity withthe sequence of the gene encoding the 16S rRNA in a deposited bacteriumas described above.

The therapeutic composition of the invention may comprise at least oneisolated bacterium which is a keystone species. Bacteriotherapycandidates HMI_17, HMI_23, HMI_24, HMI_25, HMI_26, HMI_27, HMI_28,HMI_29, HMI_30, HMI_31, HMI_32, HMI_45, HMI_49, HMI_51, and HMI_52 areexpected to be keystone species.

Thus, the therapeutic composition of the present invention may compriseat least one, at least two, at least three, at least four, at leastfive, at least six, at least seven, at least eight, at least nine, atleast ten, at least eleven, at least twelve, at least thirteen, at leastfourteen, or fifteen bacteria which are keystone species. In oneembodiment, the bacteria in the therapeutic composition may consist ofbacteria which are keystone species.

The bacterium which is a keystone species may be a bacterium comprisinga gene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), wherein said gene comprisesa sequence with at least 90% sequence identity with the sequence setforth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 16, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,31, 44, 48, 50, or 51.

Alternatively, the bacterium which is a keystone species may be abacterium comprising a gene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) whereinsaid gene comprises a sequence with at least 91%, at least 92%, at least93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least98%, at least 98.7%, at least 99%, or 100% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 16, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27,28, 29, 30, 31, 44, 48, 50, or 51.

Preferably, the bacterium which is a keystone species is a bacteriumcomprising a gene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) wherein said genecomprises a sequence with at least 91% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 29, at least 92% sequence identity withthe sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 24, at least 93% sequence identitywith the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 22, or 26, at least94% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ IDNOs 23, or 50, at least 96% sequence identity with the sequence setforth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 30, 44, or 48, at least 97% sequenceidentity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 16, 25, or31, or at least 99% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in anyone of SEQ ID NOs 27, 28, or 51.

More preferably, the bacterium which is a keystone species is abacterium comprising a gene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) whereinsaid gene comprises a sequence with at least 94% sequence identity withthe sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 22, 23, or 50, at least95% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 29, atleast 96% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:44, at least 97% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in anyone of SEQ ID NOs 16, or 48, at least 98% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 31, at least 99% sequence identity withthe sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 51, or 100% sequence identity withthe sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, or30.

Most preferably, the bacterium which is a keystone species is abacterium as deposited at DSMZ under accession number DSM32163,DSM32165, DSM32169, DSM32168, DSM32178, DSM32182, DSM32179, DSM32180,DSM32184, DSM32181, DSM32183, DSM32221, DSM32263, DSM32225, or DSM32265.Alternatively, the therapeutic composition of the present invention maycomprise at least one bacterium which is a keystone species, whereinsaid bacterium comprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, wherein said genecomprises a sequence with at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, atleast 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, atleast 98%, at least 98.7%, at least 99%, or 100% sequence identity withthe sequence of the gene encoding the 16S rRNA in a deposited bacteriumas described above.

In addition, or alternatively, the therapeutic composition of theinvention may comprise at least one isolated bacterium which has beenshown to be present post-FMT. The bacteriotherapy candidates to whichthis applies are set out in Table 1. For example, the therapeuticcomposition may comprise at least one, at least two, at least three, atleast four, at least five, at least six, at least seven, at least eight,at least nine, at least ten, at least eleven, at least twelve, at leastthirteen, at least fourteen, at least fifteen, at least sixteen, atleast seventeen, at least eighteen, at least nineteen, at least twenty,at least twenty-one or twenty two bacteria which has been shown to bepresent post-FMT. For example the bacterium which has been shown to bepresent post-FMT may comprise a gene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA(rRNA), wherein said gene comprises a sequence with at least 90%, atleast 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, atleast 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, at least 98.7%, at least 99%, or100% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ IDNOs 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 38, 40, 43,44, 45, 46, 48, or 51. Preferably, the bacterium which has been shown tobe present post-FMT is a bacterium as deposited at DSMZ under accessionnumber DSM32165, DSM32169, DSM32168, DSM32178, DSM32182, DSM32179,DSM32180, DSM32184, DSM32181, DSM32183, DSM32262, DSM32211, DSM32219,DSM32261, DSM32220, DSM32226, DSM32217, DSM32221, DSM32218, DSM32224,DSM32263, or DSM32265. Alternatively, the therapeutic composition of thepresent invention may comprise at least one bacterium which has beenshown to be present post-FMT, wherein said bacterium comprises a geneencoding a 16S rRNA, wherein said gene comprises a sequence with atleast 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, at least 93%, at least 94%, atleast 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, at least 98.7%, atleast 99%, or 100% sequence identity with the sequence of the geneencoding the 16S rRNA in a deposited bacterium as described above.

In addition, or alternatively, the therapeutic composition of theinvention may comprise at least one isolated bacterium which is expectedto produce one or more beneficial metabolites, such as short chain fattyacids (SCFA). The bacteriotherapy candidates to which this applies areset out in Table 1. For example, the therapeutic composition maycomprise at least one, at least two, at least three, at least four, atleast five, at least six, at least seven, at least eight, at least nine,at least ten, at least eleven, at least twelve, at least thirteen, orfourteen bacteria which produce one or more beneficial metabolites. Forexample the bacterium which produces one or more beneficial metabolitesmay comprise a gene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), wherein saidgene comprises a sequence with at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%,at least 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, atleast 98%, at least 98.7%, at least 99%, or 100% sequence identity withthe sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 9, 12, 19, 20, 22, 23,24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, or 31. Preferably, the bacterium which isexpected to produce one or more beneficial metabolites is a bacterium asdeposited at DSMZ under accession number DSM32148, DSM32150, DSM32164,DSM32177, DSM32165, DSM32169, DSM32168, DSM32178, DSM32182, DSM32179,DSM32180, DSM32184, DSM32181, or DSM32183. Alternatively, thetherapeutic composition of the present invention may comprise at leastone bacterium which produces one or more beneficial metabolites, whereinsaid bacterium comprises a gene encoding a 16S rRNA, wherein said genecomprises a sequence with at least 90%, at least 91%, at least 92%, atleast 93%, at least 94%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, atleast 98%, at least 98.7%, at least 99%, or 100% sequence identity withthe sequence of the gene encoding the 16S rRNA in a deposited bacteriumas described above.

The isolated bacterium or isolated bacteria present in a therapeuticcomposition may make up at least 1%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%,40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 7%, 75%, 80%, 85%, or 90% of thetherapeutic composition by volume or weight.

The therapeutic composition may comprise no other active ingredientother than the isolated bacterium or isolated bacteria in question, andoptionally a prebiotic. Thus, the active ingredient of the therapeuticcomposition may consist of one or more isolated bacteria disclosedherein, and optionally a prebiotic. This may also be referred to as adefined active ingredient.

The therapeutic composition of the present invention is not a faecalmicrobiota transplant (FMT). FMTs usually consist of a stool sample froma healthy human donor which is administered directly to the recipient,e.g. in the form of an enema, without bacteria present in the stoolsample being isolated prior to the administration of the FMT to therecipient. An advantage of the therapeutic composition of the inventionis that it may comprise no undefined components, which are present inFMTs, thereby allowing the therapeutic composition to be standardisedand increasing safety.

The therapeutic composition of the present invention may be prepared bya method comprising culturing the one or more isolated bacteria presentin the therapeutic composition in a suitable medium or media. Media andconditions suitable for culturing the bacteria to be included in thetherapeutic composition of the present invention are described in detailelsewhere herein. For example, a method of preparing a therapeuticcomposition according to the present invention may comprise the stepsof:

-   -   (i) culturing a first isolated bacterium;    -   (ii) optionally culturing a second isolated bacterium; and    -   (iii) mixing the bacteria obtained in (i) and optionally (ii) to        prepare the therapeutic composition. The isolated bacteria to be        included in the therapeutic composition are preferably cultured        in separate steps. In other words, a separate culture of each        bacterium to be included in the therapeutic composition is        preferably prepared. This allows the growth of each bacterium to        be evaluated and the amount of each bacterium to be included in        the pharmaceutical composition to be controlled as desired. The        bacteria cultured in steps (i) and (ii) preferably have distinct        16S rRNA sequences.

The above method may include steps of culturing each isolated bacteriumwhich is to be included in the therapeutic composition. Thus, the methodmay e.g. further include steps of culturing a third, fourth, fifth,sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and/or tenth distinct isolated bacterium,as required. In this way, the method comprise steps of culturing up to51 distinct isolated bacteria. The bacterium or bacteria cultured bysaid method may be any bacterium as disclosed herein.

The method may optionally comprise one or more further steps in whichthe bacteria are mixed with one or more additional ingredients, such asa pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, prebiotic, carrier, insolublefibre, buffer, osmotic agent, antifoaming agent, and/or preservative. Inaddition, or alternatively, the method may comprise suspending thebacteria obtained in (i) and optionally (ii) in a chemostat medium, orsaline, e.g. 0.9% saline. The bacteria obtained in (i) and optionally(ii) may be provided under a reduced atmosphere, such as N₂, CO₂, H₂, ora mixture thereof, e.g. N₂:CO₂:H₂. The gases may be present inappropriate ratios for the preservation of the bacteria present in thetherapeutic composition. For Example, the reduced atmosphere maycomprise 80% N₂, 10% CO₂ and 10% H₂. In addition, or alternatively, themethod may comprise a step of lyophilising the bacteria obtained in (i)and optionally (ii), optionally in the presence of a stabiliser and/orcryprotectant. The method may also comprise a step of preparing acapsule, tablet, or enema comprising the bacteria obtained in (i) andoptionally (ii). The capsule or tablet may be enteric-coated, pHdependant, slow-release, and/or gastro-resistant.

The present invention also encompasses a therapeutic compositionobtainable by, or obtained by, a method as disclosed herein. Such atherapeutic composition may further be used for a therapeutic purpose,in a therapeutic method, or for the manufacture of a medicament, asdescribed herein, such as treatment of a dysbiosis, in particular adysbiosis of the gastrointestinal tract.

It is expected that the bacteria disclosed herein will be suitable forthe treatment of a dysbiosis, in particular a dysbiosis of thegastrointestinal tract. Without wishing to be limited by theory, it isexpected that administration of one or more of the bacteria disclosedherein to an in individual will resolve a gastrointestinal dysbiosis,where present, and/or prevent the occurrence of gastrointestinaldysbiosis, in the individual. “Individual”, as used herein, refers to ahuman individual or human patient.

Treatment of a dysbiosis may refer to the cure, prevention, oramelioration of a dysbiosis or the amelioration of at least one symptomassociated with dysbiosis. Where the dysbiosis is associated with adisease, such as inflammatory bowel disease, treatment of the dysbiosismay refer to the cure, prevention, or amelioration of said disease, orthe amelioration of at least one symptom associated with said disease.

The therapeutic compositions of the present invention thus findapplication in the treatment of dysbiosis, in particular dysbiosis ofthe gastrointestinal tract. Accordingly, the invention provides a methodof treating a dysbiosis comprising administering a therapeuticallyeffective amount of a therapeutic composition of the invention to anindividual in need thereof, a therapeutic composition according to theinvention for use in a method of treating a dysbiosis in an individual,and the use of a therapeutic composition of the invention for themanufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a dysbiosis in anindividual.

“Dysbiosis” in the context of the present invention refers to a state inwhich the normal diversity and/or function of the microbiota ormicrobiome, in particular the human gastrointestinal microbiota, isdisrupted. Any disruption from the normal state of the microbiota in ahealthy individual can be considered a dysbiosis, even if the dysbiosisdoes not result in a detectable decrease in health in the individual. Ina preferred embodiment, the dysbiosis may be associated with one or morepathological symptoms. For example, “dysbiosis” may refer to a decreasein the microbial diversity of the microbiota. In addition, oralternatively, “dysbiosis” may refer to an increase in the abundance ofone or more bacteria, e.g. one or more pathogenic bacteria, in themicrobiota of an individual relative to the abundance of said bacteriumor bacteria in the microbiota of a healthy individual, i.e. anindividual without a dysbiosis. The pathogenic bacteria present duringdysbiosis are often Proteobacteria and resistant to one or moreantibiotics. Examples of Proteobacteria include Escherichia, Salmonella,Campylobacter, Vibrio, Helicobacter, and Yersinia species.

The dysbiosis may be a dysbiosis associated with an enteric bacterialinfection, such as an infection of the gastrointestinal tract with apathogenic bacterium. Many bacteria capable of causing infections of thegastrointestinal tract in humans are known and include: gram positivebacteria, and gram negative bacteria. The pathogenic bacterium ispreferably a pathogenic species of the genus Clostridium, Escherichia,Enterococcus, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Proteus, Salmonella, Shigella,Staphylococcus, Vibrio, Aeromonas, Campylobacter, Plesiomonas, Bacillus,Helicobacter, Listeria, or Yersinia. Preferred examples of suchpathogenic bacteria include Clostridium difficile, Clostridiumperfringens, Clostridium botulinum, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi,Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibriovulnificus, Campylobacter fetus, Campylobacter jejuni, Aeromonashydrophila, Plesiomonas shigelloides, Bacillus cereus, Helicobacterpylori, Listeria monocytogenes, and Yersinia enterocolitica. Morepreferably, the pathogenic bacterium is a pathogenic species of thegenus Clostridium or Escherichia. Most preferably, the pathogenicbacterium is Clostridium difficile or Escherichia coli.

The pathogenic bacterium may resistant to one or more antibiotics. Forexample, the pathogenic bacterium, e.g. Clostridium difficile, may beresistant to fluoroquinolones. In addition, or alternatively, thepathogenic bacterium may be resistant to one or more carbapenems.Carbapenems are antibiotics used for the treatment of infections bymultidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, and examples include imipenem,meropenem, ertapenem, doripenem, panipenem, and biapenem.

Treatment of a dysbiosis associated with an infection with a pathogenicbacterium may comprise reducing the abundance of the pathogenicbacterium, e.g. in the gastrointestinal tract of the individual,relative to the abundance of the pathogenic bacterium prior totreatment.

The dysbiosis may be a recurrent or chronic dysbiosis. For example,Clostridium difficile is known to result in recurrent infections in someindividuals, with the infection reoccurring once antibiotic treatment isstopped. This may be referred to as a recurrent or chronic dysbiosis.

Dysbiosis of the gastrointestinal tract is known to be associated with,and is thought to play a causal role in, a number of diverse diseases,including inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome,metabolic disease, a neuropsychiatric disorder, an autoimmune disease,an allergic disorder, or a cancer. Thus the dysbiosis may be a dysbiosisassociated with inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, ametabolic disease, a neuropsychiatric disorder, an autoimmune disease,an allergic disorder, a cancer, or hepatic encephalopathy. Examples ofinflammatory bowel disease include ulcerative colitis and Crohn'sdisease.

Metabolic disease in which dysbiosis of the gastrointestinal tract hasbeen shown to play a role include metabolic syndrome, obesity, type 2diabetes mellitus, a cardiovascular disease, and non-alcoholic fattyliver.

Neuropsychiatric disorder in which dysbiosis of the gastrointestinaltract has been shown to play a role include Parkinson's disease,Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, myoclonus dystonia, autism andchronic fatigue syndrome.

Autoimmune diseases in which dysbiosis of the gastrointestinal tract hasbeen shown to play a role include idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura,arthritis, Sjögren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, andHashimoto's thyroiditis.

Allergic disorder in which dysbiosis of the gastrointestinal tract hasbeen shown to play a role include atopy, and asthma.

Cancers in which dysbiosis of the gastrointestinal tract has been shownto play a role include colorectal cancer, extra-intestinal tumours,mammary tumours, hepatocellular carcinoma, lymphoma, melanoma, and lungcancer.

The therapeutic composition of the invention may comprise apharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, buffer, stabilizer orother materials well known to those skilled in the art. Such materialsshould be non-toxic and should not interfere with the efficacy of theisolated bacteria present in the therapeutic composition. The precisenature of the pharmaceutically acceptable excipient or other materialwill depend on the route of administration, which may be oral or rectal.Many methods for the preparation of therapeutic compositions are knownto those skilled in the art. See e.g. Robinson ed., Sustained andControlled Release Drug Delivery Systems, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York,1978.

The therapeutic composition of the invention may comprise a prebiotic, acarrier, insoluble fibre, a buffer, an osmotic agent, an anti-foamingagent and/or a preservative.

Prebiotics may provide nutrients for the isolated bacteria present inthe therapeutic composition to assist their early growth andcolonisation after administration to the individual. Any prebiotic knownin the art may be used. Non-limiting examples of prebiotics includeoligosaccharides, e.g., fructooligosaccharides such as oligofructose andinulin, mannan oligosaccharides and galactooligosaccharides, soluble,oligofructose-enriched inulin and soluble fiber. Insoluble fiber may beincluded in the therapeutic composition as a carrier, e.g., to provideprotection during transit or storage. A buffer may be included in thetherapeutic composition to promote the viability of the isolatedbacteria present. An anti-fungal agent may included in the therapeuticcomposition as a preservative.

The therapeutic composition may be made or provided in chemostat medium.Alternatively, the therapeutic composition may be made or provided insaline, e.g., 0.9% saline. It will be understood that any carrier orsolution which does not impair viability of the bacteria present in thetherapeutic composition and is compatible with administration to anindividual may be used.

The therapeutic composition may be made or provided under reducedatmosphere, i.e., in the absence of oxygen. The synthetic stoolpreparation may be made or provided under N₂, CO₂, H₂, or a mixturethereof, optionally with controlled levels of partial pressure ofN₂:CO₂:H₂.

The therapeutic composition may be for oral or rectal administration tothe individual. Where the therapeutic composition is for oraladministration, the therapeutic composition may be in the form of acapsule, or a tablet. Where the therapeutic composition is for rectaladministration, the therapeutic composition may be in the form of anenema. The preparation of suitable capsules, tablets and enema iswell-known in the art. The capsule or tablet may comprise a coating toprotect the capsule or tablet from stomach acid. For example, thecapsule or tablet may be enteric-coated, pH dependant, slow-release,and/or gastro-resistant. Such capsules and tablets are used, forexample, to minimize dissolution of the capsule or tablet in the stomachbut allow dissolution in the small intestine.

The therapeutic composition may be lyophilized. The lyophilizedtherapeutic composition may comprise one or more stabilisers and/orcryoprotectants. The lyophilized therapeutic composition may bereconstituted using a suitable diluent prior to administration to theindividual.

A therapeutic composition according to the present invention may beadministered alone or in combination with other treatments, concurrentlyor sequentially or as a combined preparation with another therapeuticagent or agents, for the treatment of dysbiosis, or a disease associatedwith dysbiosis as described herein. For example, a conjugate of theinvention may be used in combination with an existing therapeutic agentfor inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, a metabolicdisease, a neuropsychiatric disorder, an autoimmune disease, an allergicdisorder, a cancer, or hepatic encephalopathy.

For example, where the therapeutic composition is for the treatment of adysbiosis associated with cancer, the therapeutic composition mayoptionally be administered in combination a cancer immunotherapy, suchas an immune check-point inhibitor, to the individual. Examples ofcheck-point inhibitors which may be employed in this context includeProgrammed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) inhibitors, Programmeddeath-ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitors, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associatedprotein 4 (CTLA-4) inhibitors. Manipulation of the gut microbiota incombination with immune check-point inhibitor treatment has been shownto improve efficacy of immune check-point inhibitors in treating cancer(Snyder et al. 2015). In a preferred embodiment, the cancer in thiscontext is lung cancer or melanoma. Immune check-point inhibitors havebeen approved for the treatment of these cancers and bacteriotherapy hasbeen shown to improve efficacy of check-point inhibitors in thetreatment of melanoma (Snyder et al 2015).

The therapeutic compositions of the invention may be administered to anindividual, preferably a human individual. Administration may be in a“therapeutically effective amount”, this being sufficient to showbenefit to the individual. Such benefit may be at least amelioration ofat least one symptom. Thus “treatment” of a specified disease refers toamelioration of at least one symptom. The actual amount administered,and rate and time-course of administration, will depend on the natureand severity of what is being treated, the particular patient beingtreated, the clinical condition of the individual patient, the cause ofthe dysbiosis, the site of delivery of the composition, the type oftherapeutic composition, the method of administration, the scheduling ofadministration and other factors known to medical practitioners.Prescription of treatment, e.g. decisions on dosage etc., is within theresponsibility of general practitioners and other medical doctors, andmay depend on the severity of the symptoms and/or progression of adisease being treated. A therapeutically effective amount or suitabledose of a therapeutic composition of the invention can be determined bycomparing its in vitro activity and in vivo activity in an animal model.Methods for extrapolation of effective dosages in mice and other testanimals to humans are known. The precise dose will depend upon a numberof factors, including whether the therapeutic composition is forprevention or for treatment.

Further aspects and embodiments of the invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art given the present disclosure including thefollowing experimental exemplification.

All documents mentioned in this specification are incorporated herein byreference in their entirety.

Unless the context dictates otherwise, the singular includes the plural.

“and/or” where used herein is to be taken as specific disclosure of eachof the two specified features or components with or without the other.For example “A and/or B” is to be taken as specific disclosure of eachof (i) A, (ii) B and (iii) A and B, just as if each is set outindividually herein.

Unless context dictates otherwise, the descriptions and definitions ofthe features set out above are not limited to any particular aspect orembodiment of the invention and apply equally to all aspects andembodiments which are described.

Certain aspects and embodiments of the invention will now be illustratedby way of example and with reference to the figures described above.

EXAMPLES Example 1—Identification and Isolation of BacteriotherapyCandidates

Materials and Methods

Two different approaches were used to isolate bacterial species forinclusion in a therapeutic composition for treating dysbiosis. The firstrelied on a broad culturing approach from healthy adult donors toestablish a culture collection which is as representative as possible ofthe bacterial component of the intestinal microbiota of healthyindividuals. This process also incorporated a targeted culturingapproach to preferentially select bacteria displaying a particularphenotype or function e.g. spore formation. The second approach was moretargeted in nature and aimed to isolate bacterial species specificallyassociated with resolving gastrointestinal dysbiosis by comparing themicrobiota of individuals before and after Faecal MicrobiotaTransplantation (FMT) administered to resolve dysbiosis associated withC. difficile infection. These two approaches are respectively referredto as Candidate Isolation Process 1 (CIP1) and Candidate IsolationProcess 2 (CIP2) below.

Sample Collection and Culturing

For CIP1, fresh faecal samples were obtained from six consenting healthyadult human donors (one faecal sample per donor—minimum 0.5 g). Thesamples were placed in anaerobic conditions within one hour of passingto preserve the viability of anaerobic bacteria. All sample processingand culturing took place under anaerobic conditions in a Whitley DG250workstation (Don Whitley, West Yorkshire, UK) at 37° C. Culture media,phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and all other materials that were usedfor culturing were placed in the anaerobic cabinet 24 hours before use.The faecal samples were divided into two portions. One portion washomogenised in reduced PBS (0.1 g stool/ml PBS) and was serially dilutedand plated directly onto YCFA (Duncan, Hold et al. 2002) agarsupplemented with 0.002 g/ml each of glucose, maltose and cellobiose inlarge (13.5 cm diameter) petri dishes. This sample was also subjected tometagenomic sequencing to profile the entire community. The otherportion was treated with an equal volume of 70% (v/v) ethanol for 4hours at room temperature under ambient aerobic conditions to killvegetative cells. Then, the solid material was washed 3 times with PBSand it was eventually resuspended in PBS. Plating was performed in samemanner as described for the non-ethanol treated samples above.

For the ethanol-treated samples of CIP1, the medium was supplementedwith 0.1% sodium taurocholate to stimulate spore germination. Colonieswere picked 72 hours after plating from petri dishes of bothethanol-treated and non-ethanol-treated conditions harbouringnon-confluent growth, (i.e. plates on which the colonies were distinctand not touching). The colonies that were picked were re-streaked toconfirm purity.

For CIP2, twelve individuals who had each experienced more than threerecurrences of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), having failedtreatment with metronidazole and vancomycin were selected for FaecalMicrobiota Transplantation (FMT). The donors were screened for pathogensand other viral infections as previously described (Landy, Al-Hassi etal. 2011). The patients discontinued oral vancomycin 1-2 days beforeFMT. FMT was administered to recipients by enema (n=3), pills (n=6), acombination of both (n=2, R8 and R10), or by nasogastric infusion (n=1,R7). Faecal samples were collected from the patients 1-2 days afterstopping vancomycin treatment (pre-FMT) and at different times post-FMT.Stool samples used for FMT were also collected from the donors. Samplesfrom healthy individuals and individuals infected with C. difficiletreated with antibiotics were also included as controls. Faecal sampleswere collected in sterile containers and were frozen at −80° C. DNA wasextracted from all samples for 454 sequencing and subsequent analysis asdescribed below.

For the culturing of samples from the faecal microbiota transplant (FMT)recipients (CIP2), 50 mg of each faecal sample was mixed thoroughly in0.5 ml sterile, reduced phosphate buffered saline (PBS). The homogenatewas serially diluted to 10⁻⁶ and aliquots of this dilution were platedon a panel of media under anaerobic conditions. The following media wereused: fastidious anaerobic agar (FAA, Lab M Ltd, Lancashire, UK)containing 2% defibrinated horse blood, Brain Heart Infusion (BHI, OxoidUK), de Man Rogosa Sharpe and CCEY (Bioconnections, UK) agars with andwithout the addition of 10 μg/ml vancomycin (AppliChem, Germany). Allplated media were incubated anaerobically at 37° C. for 48-72 hoursexcept for the BHI agar, which was incubated aerobically at 37° C. for24-48 hours.

Microbiota Profiling and Sequencing

Identification of each cultured isolate was performed by PCRamplification of the full length 16S rRNA gene (using 7F(5-AGAGTTTGATYMTGGCTCAG-3) (SEQ ID NO: 52) forward primer and 1510R(5-ACGGYTACCTTGTTACGACTT-3) (SEQ ID NO: 53) reverse primer followed bycapillary sequencing. For both CIP1 and CIP2, 16S rRNA gene sequencereads were aligned in the Ribosomal Database Project (RDP) and manuallycurated in ARB (Ludwig, Strunk et al. 2004). For CIP1, the R packageseqinr version 3.1 was used to determine sequence similarity between 16SrRNA gene sequences and, as full-length 16S rRNA gene sequence readswere generated, 98.7% was used as the species-level cut-off to classifyreads to Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs) (Bosshard, Abels et al.2003, Clarridge 2004). As only partial length 16S rRNA gene sequencereads were generated for candidate bacteria from CIP2, 97% was used asthe species-level cut-off (Bosshard, Abels et al. 2003, Clarridge 2004)and the OTUs at this cut-off were determined using mothur (Schloss,Westcott et al. 2009). For both CIP1 and CIP2, the 16S rRNA genesequence of each species-level OTU was then compared to the RibosomalDatabase Project (RDP) reference database to assign taxonomicdesignations down to the genus level (Wang, Garrity et al. 2007). ABLASTn search was then performed with the 16S rRNA gene sequences todetermine whether the OTU represented either a previously characterisedor a novel species (Altschul, Gish et al. 1990).

Comparisons of the OTUs with the Human Microbiome Project (HMP) “MostWanted” list and reference genomes database were carried out using 97%sequence identity of the 16S rRNA gene sequences to define a bacterialspecies because only partial 16S rRNA gene sequences were available forthe bacteria on the HMP “Most Wanted” list and reference genomesdatabase. HMP data regarding the most wanted taxa and the completedsequencing projects were downloaded from the NIH Human MicrobiomeProject's “Most Wanted” Taxa from the Human Microbiome for Whole GenomeSequencing (Web 8 Mar. 2016 hmpdacc.org/most_wanted/#data) and the NIHHuman Microbiome Project's Reference Genomes Data (Web 8 Mar. 2016hmpdacc.org/HMRGD/), respectively. Genomic DNA was extracted from atleast one representative of each unique OTU using a phenol-chloroformbased DNA isolation procedure. DNA was sequenced on the Illumina HiSeqplatform generating read lengths of 100 bp and these were assembled andannotated for further analysis.

DNA was also extracted directly from each faecal sample for wholecommunity metagenomic and 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing using the MPBiomedical FastDNA SPIN Kit for soil. To enable comparisons with thecomplete community samples, non-confluent cultures were scraped fromagar plates 72 hours after inoculation with the initial faecal sampleand DNA was extracted from this community using the same DNA isolationprocess. 16S rRNA gene amplicon libraries were made by PCR amplificationof variable regions 1 and 2 of the 16S rRNA gene using the Q5High-Fidelity Polymerase Kit supplied by New England Biolabs. Primers27F AATGATACGGCGACCACCGAGATCTACAC TATGGTAATT CC AGMGTTYGATYMTGGCTCAG(SEQ ID NO: 54) (1^(st) part=Illumina adapter, 2^(nd)=forward primerpad, 3^(rd)=Forward primer linker and 4^(th)=Forward primer) and 338RCAAGCAGAAGACGGCATACGAGAT ACGAGACTGATT AGTCAGTCAG AA GCTGCCTCCCGTAGGAGT(SEQ ID NO: 55) (1^(st) part=reverse complement of 3′ lllumina adapter,2^(nd)=golay barcode, 3^(rd)=reverse primer pad, 4^(th)=reverse primerlinker and 5^(th)=reverse primer) were used. Four PCR amplificationreactions per sample were carried out; products were pooled and combinedin equimolar amounts for sequencing using the Illumina MiSeq platform,generating 150 bp reads.

For 454 amplicon sequencing of the CIP2 derived faecal samples, DNA wasextracted directly from the faecal samples (70 mg) using the FastDNASpin Kit for Soil on a Fastprep instrument (MP Biomedicals, USA)following the manufacturer's instructions. The V3-V5 regions of the 16SrRNA gene were amplified using barcoded primers 338F(5′-ACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAG-3′) (SEQ ID NO: 56) and 926R (5′-CCG TCA ATTCMT TTR AGT-3′) (SEQ ID NO: 57) adapted with linkers. Thermocyclinginvolved an initial 2-min denaturation step at 94° C. followed by 20cycles of denaturation (94° C. for 30 s), annealing (53° C. for 30 s)and elongation (68° C. for 2 min). The PCR products were purified usingthe Wizard SV Gel and PCR Clean-Up System (Promega, UK) following themanufacturer's protocol and quantified using the Qubit® dsDNA HS AssayKit (Life Technologies, UK). Equimolar volumes of each cleaned-upproducts of each PCR reaction were sequenced on the Roche 454FLX-Titanium platform.

Microbiota Analysis

A maximum likelihood phylogeny of the culture derived bacteria from CIP1was generated from the aligned RDP sequence using FastTree version 2.1.3(Price, Dehal et al. 2010) with the following settings: a GeneralisedTime-Reversible (GTR) model of nucleotide substitution and CATapproximation of the variation in rates across sites with 20 ratecategories. The ethanol resistant phylogeny was derived directly fromthe entire culture phylogeny. All phylogenetic trees were edited in ITOL(Letunic and Bork 2011).

Analysis of the partial 16S rRNA gene sequence generated from the 16SrRNA gene amplicon libraries from the CIP1 derived faecal samples wascarried out using the mothur MiSeq SOP (Kozich, Westcott et al. 2013) onAug. 29, 2014, identifying 7549 OTUs across all samples. A sequenceidentity threshold of >97% was again used to define an OTU.

For the 454 sequence analysis from CIP2 derived faecal samples thesequence reads were trimmed, filtered and pre-processed using the mothursoftware 454 SOP accessed in November 2012 (Schloss, Westcott et al.2009, Schloss, Gevers et al. 2011). To ensure high quality sequence datafor analysis, the sequences were trimmed using a window size of 50 bp(average quality score of 35 bp), homopolymers ≥8 bp were removed and noambiguous bases or mismatches in the primer sequence were allowed.Redundant sequence reads were removed to generate unique sequences,which were aligned to the SILVA alignment database (Pruesse, Quast etal. 2007). These aligned sequences were screened to ensure thatsequences overlapped in the same alignment space using the screen.seqscommand in mothur. Unique sequences were again generated and thesequences were preclustered to remove sequences that were likely due topyrosequencing errors (Huse, Dethlefsen et al. 2008). Chimeric sequenceswere removed using Perseus (Quince, Lanzen et al. 2011) and othercontaminants such as chloroplast and mitochrondria were also removed.Sequences with 97% sequence identity and their assigned taxonomy fromphylum to genus level according to the Ribosomal Database Project (RDP)(Cole, Wang et al. 2014) and SILVA (Pruesse, Quast et al. 2007)databases were regarded as belonging to the same operational taxonomicunits (OTUs). The species diversity in each sample was measured bycalculating the Shannon diversity Index (SDI), which takes into accountboth species richness and relative proportional abundance (Schloss,Westcott et al. 2009). The OTUs were then used to cluster dendrograms,using the Bray Curtis calculator in the mothur package. Other analyses,such as Invsimpson index, principal component analysis (PCA) and theUniFrac method of comparing microbial communities were performed asdescribed previously using the mothur software (Lozupone and Knight2005, Lawley, Clare et al. 2012).

Metagenomic Analysis

Microbial abundance was calculated using the Human Pan-Microbe CommunityDatabase (Forster, Browne et al. 2015) against 1883 healthy individuals(3218 samples) and 458 diseased individuals (628 samples). Occurrencewas calculated as greater than 1000, independent, normalised reads withabundance calculated relative to total high quality reads within thesample. Antimicrobial resistance and virulence factor identificationwere performed using automated sequence homology search against proteinsequences annotated in the complete genome sequence. The antimicrobialresistance reference list was defined based on the comprehensiveantimicrobial CARD database (McArthur, Waglechner et al. 2013) whiletoxins were identified by occurrence in the Database of BacterialExotoxins for Humans (DBETH) (Chakraborty, Ghosh et al. 2012).

Experimental Set-Up and Results

The inventors established methods to isolate and identify bacteria forincorporation into a therapeutic composition tailored to the treatmentof dysbiosis of the gastrointestinal tract, as well as e.g. entericinfections, such as, but not limited to, those caused by Clostridiumdifficile. As mentioned above, two different approaches for acquiringbacterial candidates for inclusion in a therapeutic were employed. Thefirst (CIP1) relied on a broad culturing approach from healthy adultdonors to establish a culture collection which is as representative aspossible of the bacterial component of the healthy human intestinalmicrobiota. This process also incorporated a targeted culturing approachto preferentially select bacteria displaying a particular phenotype orfunction e.g. spore formation. The second process (CIP2) was moretargeted in nature and aimed to acquire bacterial species specificallyassociated with resolving gastrointestinal dysbiosis by comparingindividuals before and FMT to resolve C. difficile associated dysbiosis.These two approaches are described in more detail below.

CIP1—Broad Culturing Approach to Identify Therapeutic Candidates:

The inventors first sought to establish a genomic-based workflow thatcould be used as a platform for targeted culturing of specific bacterialphenotypes (FIG. 1). Fresh faecal samples were collected from 6 healthyhumans and defined the resident bacterial communities with a combinedmetagenomic sequencing and bacterial culturing approach. Applyingshotgun metagenomic sequencing, the inventors profiled and compared thebacterial species present in the original faecal samples to those thatgrew as distinct colonies on agar plates containing the complex, broadrange bacteriological medium, YCFA (Duncan, Hold et al. 2002)supplemented with glucose, maltose and cellobiose. Importantly, a strongcorrelation was observed between the two samples at the species level(Spearman Rho=0.75, p<0.01) (FIG. 2). When sequenced, the originalfaecal sample and the cultured bacterial community shared an average of93% of raw reads across the 6 donors.

These results demonstrate that surprisingly, and contrary to theestablished view in the art, a significant proportion of the bacteriawithin the faecal microbiota can be cultured with a single growthmedium. Thus, a broad range culturing method was established that, whencombined with high throughput archiving or specific phenotypicselection, can be utilised to isolate and identify novel bacteria fromthe human gastrointestinal tract.

The human intestinal microbiota is dominated by strict anaerobicbacteria that are extremely sensitive to ambient oxygen. Certain membersof the Firmicutes, including Clostridium difficile, producemetabolically dormant and highly resistant spores during colonisationthat facilitate both persistence within the host and environmentaltransmission (Lawley, Clare et al. 2009, Francis, Allen et al. 2013,Janoir, Deneve et al. 2013). Relatively few intestinal spore-formingbacteria have been cultured to date and while metagenomic studiessuggest that other unexpected members of the intestinal microbiotapossess potential sporulation genes, they remain poorly characterised(Galperin, Mekhedov et al. 2012, Abecasis, Serrano et al. 2013, Meehanand Beiko 2014, Rajilic-Stojanovic and de Vos 2014).

The inventors hypothesized that sporulation might be an unappreciatedbasic phenotype of the human intestinal microbiota that may have aprofound impact on microbiota persistence and spread between humans.Spore-formation is also viewed as desirable for bacteriotherapyformulations since the resistant nature of the spore structure wouldpromote survival of the medicine during production and subsequentstorage. Spores from C. difficile are resistant to ethanol and thisphenotype can be used to select for spores from a mixed population ofspores and ethanol-sensitive vegetative cells (Riley, Brazier et al.1987). Faecal samples with or without ethanol treatment were processedusing our combined culture and metagenomics workflow (FIG. 1). Principlecomponent analysis demonstrated that ethanol treatment profoundlyaltered the culturable bacterial composition and when compared to theoriginal profile, efficiently enriched for ethanol-resistant bacteria,facilitating their isolation (FIG. 3). ˜2,000 individual bacterialcolonies were picked from both ethanol-treated and non-ethanol-treatedconditions, re-streaked them to purity and performed full-length 16SrRNA gene sequencing to enable taxonomic characterisation. Unique taxawere then archived as frozen stocks for future phenotypic analysis.

In total, bacteria representing 96% of the bacterial abundance at thegenus level and 90% of the bacterial abundance at the species levelbased on average relative abundance across the 6 donors (FIGS. 4A and4B) were archived. Even genera that were present at low average relativeabundance (<0.2%) were isolated and purified (FIG. 4C).Ethanol-resistant species were isolated from 5 known families(Clostridiaceae, Peptostreptococcaceae, Lachnospiraceae, Ruminococcaceaeand Erysipelotrichaceae) and 2 newly identified candidate families(bacterial isolates HMI_1 and HMI_22) (see Table 1 for details). Theidentification of these new and unexpected spore-formers highlights thebroad taxonomic distribution of this phenotype among the enteric speciesof the Firmicutes. Overall, 137 distinct bacterial species including 45candidate novel species and isolates representing 20 candidate novelgenera and 2 candidate novel families were archived (FIG. 5). Ourcollection contains 90 species from the Human Microbiome Project's (HMP)‘most wanted’ list of previously uncultured and unsequenced microbes(Fodor, DeSantis et al. 2012). 19 of the deposited bacterial isolateslisted in Table 1 are included in the HMP's “Most Wanted” list, namely:HMI_1, HMI_2, HMI_4, HMI_5, HMI_7, HMI_11, HMI_12, HMI_15, HMI_16,HMI_17, HMI_18, HMI_19, HMI_35, HMI_37, HMI_38, HMI_39, HMI_45, HMI_50and HMI_51 (see Table 1 for details). Thus, our broad-range YCFA basedculturing approach led to the discovery of large numbers of novelbacteria (including novel families, genera, species, and isolates) andchallenges the prevailing perception in the art that the majority of theintestinal microbiota is “unculturable”.

CIP2: Targeted Identification of Candidates to Resolve GastrointestinalDysbiosis

As described above, FMT has proven effective in resolving CDI. Theinventors therefore sought to culture from faecal samples from FMTdonors and recipients to isolate candidate bacteria that could be usedin therapy. A panel of different microbiological media were tested torecover the broadest range of bacterial species from the faecal samples(see Methods). This approach allowed culturing and archival of bacterialcandidates. Over 2600 bacterial isolates were cultured and using 16SrRNA gene sequencing these were taxonomically classified (FIG. 7). Thesebacterial isolates were members of the 4 major phyla (Actinobacteria,Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria and Firmicutes) in the intestinalmicrobiota. These bacterial isolates represented more than 350 differentOTUs based on alignments of the partial length 16S rRNA gene.

In Silico Analysis of Candidate Bacteria:

Having established a culture collection through the two approachesdescribed above (CIP1 and CIP2), the inventors next sought to screenthese bacteria to identify bacterial candidates for bacteriotherapy.

The inventors first sought to analyse the isolates cultured from FMTdonors and recipients. At one to three months post-FMT, the faecalmicrobiota profiles of the recipients were similar to those of thedonors and the healthy controls. In particular, the relative abundancesof the four major bacterial phyla present in the gut microbiota werealso similar across these groups. The microbiota community structure inthe donors and recipients (before and after FMT) was visualised forevaluation using principal component analysis (PCA) (FIG. 6).

The PCA plot demonstrates the presence of two distinct compositionalprofiles representing a “health-associated” microbiota, and a“vancomycin” microbiota. The health-associated profile contained samplesfrom FMT donors, healthy controls and FMT recipients at 2-3 months posttreatment. The “vancomycin” microbiota profile was separated from thehealth-associated microbiota along Principal Component 1 and onlycontained individuals treated with vancomycin. These vancomycin controlindividuals became infected with C. difficile while taking antibioticsto treat other disease conditions. Additionally, the“metronidazole-associated” profile was separated from the“health-associated” profile along Principal Component 2 and containedsamples from C. difficile infected patients treated with metronidazole.

The donor-recipient profiles of each pair were compared before and afterFMT to identify taxa that were present in the donor sample, and whichincreased in relative abundance in the recipient's profile after FMT. Atotal of 786 OTUs from all recipient samples were detected after FMT butsingleton OTUs present at the different time points were removed. Thisresulted in 375 OTUs for further analysis. Given that recurrence of CDItypically occurs 3-4 weeks after the withdrawal of antibiotic treatment,(Cornely, Miller et al. 2012, Abujamel, Cadnum et al. 2013) OTUs thatwere increased in relative proportional abundances at 2-3 monthspost-FMT were analysed further.

Next, the inventors undertook in silico analysis to further screen thebacteriotherapy candidates from both of our culturing approaches (CIP1and CIP2). As described above a healthy intestinal microbiota is basedon a diverse and abundant microbial community. Using the whole genomesequences that the inventors generated from bacterial isolates from CIP1and CIP2, the inventors computationally assessed their prevalence inhealthy and diseased individuals in public metagenomic data-sets usingthe HPMC database tool (Forster, Browne et al. 2015). Candidate bacteriawere first filtered to include only those isolates with greater than0.001% average abundance within the bacterial community across allhealthy individuals in which they were detected (FIG. 8). All of thebacteria deposited with DSMZ thus had greater than 0.001% averageabundance within the bacterial community across all healthy individualsin which they were detected (see Table 1). In addition to beinghealth-associated, preferred candidates for bacteriotherapy applicationsare expected to ameliorate gastrointestinal dysbiosis. To identify suchcandidates, the distribution of each of our isolates in publiclyavailable metagenomics datasets was examined. Bacterial species whosetotal average abundance was substantially decreased (greater thanfour-fold decrease) in individuals with gastrointestinal dysbiosisrelative to healthy individuals were selected and subjected to furtheranalysis as described below (FIG. 9). All of the bacteria deposited withDSMZ thus showed a decreased total average abundance (greater thanfour-fold decrease) in individuals with gastrointestinal dysbiosisrelative to healthy individuals (see Table 1).

The list of bacteriotherapy candidates was further analysed on the basisof computationally predicted antimicrobial resistance (AMR) andvirulence factors. Bacteriotherapy candidates with overall predictedresistance scores below 20% of the overall predicted resistance scoresof the known pathogens C. difficile, Enterococcus faecalis andEscherichia coli were included. Candidates were also selected for theabsence of in-silico predicted resistance to beta-lactams, fusidic acid,elfamycin, aminoglycoside, fosfomycin and tunicamycin and by the absenceof known toxins as listed in Chakrabory A. et al, 2012, A Database ofBacterial Exotoxins for Humans (DBETH). Based on this analysis theinventors identified 51 candidates for use in bacteriotherapy from CIP1and CIP2 (see Table 1). 10 of these bacteriotherapy candidates wereidentified using CIP2, namely: HMI_23, HMI_24, HMI_25, HMI_26, HMI_27,HMI_28, HMI_29, HMI_30, HMI_31 and HMI_32 (see Table 1 for details). Allof these 10 isolates were cultured from healthy donors. The remainingbacteriotherapy candidates were identified using CIP1.

The bacteriotherapy candidates identified using CIP1 and CIP2, with theexception of HMI_17, were then subjected to in vitro analysis toestablish their therapeutic efficacy in treating C. difficile and E.coli infection as described in Example 2 below.

Example 2—In Vitro Analysis of Bacteriotherapy Candidates

Detection of Anti-Pathogen Activities of the Bacteriotherapy Candidatesby an Overlay Assay

The bacterial isolates of interest identified in Example 1 were streakedin an “X” shape over the surface of a standard Petri dish containingwarmed and reduced YCFA agar. These inoculated plates were thenincubated anaerobically at 37° C. for 3 to 6 days, until bacterialgrowth was clearly visible. Overlay agar was prepared by adding 0.8%agar to an appropriate broth. For C. difficile, BHI broth+0.8% agar wasused. For E. coli, LB+0.8% agar was prepared. The overlay agar was heldmolten at 50° C. before use. The overlay agar was inoculated (1%inoculum) with an aliquot of a turbid culture of the pathogen ofinterest, in this case either C. difficile M7404 or E. coli (AIEC). A 10ml aliquot of the inoculated overlay agar was added to the surface ofthe agar plates bearing each commensal strain of interest. The overlayagar was allowed to set and the plates were incubated anaerobically at37° C. for one to two days. Following incubation, zones of clearingcould be observed if the commensal strain of interest was capable ofinhibiting the growth of the pathogen in the overlay layer. The width ofeach zone of clearing was measured with a ruler as shown in FIG. 10. Theresults are shown in FIG. 11.

Detection of Anti-Pathogen Activity by CFS-Relative Growth InhibitionAssay.

Bacteriotherapy candidates were grown in 1 ml aliquots of reduced YCFAbroth at 37° C. under anaerobic conditions for two days. Cell freesupernatant (CFS) was prepared by centrifuging each culture to removethe bacteria and by passing the resulting supernatant through a 0.22 μmfilter to sterilise it. Uninoculated YCFA broth was also filtersterilised. The CFSs and filtered YCFA broth aliquots were frozen at−20° C. until they were required. These filtrates were thawed underanaerobic conditions at 37° C. and a 100 μl aliquot of each CFS wasadded to one well of a flat-bottomed 96-well plate. Several wells werefilled with filter-sterilised YCFA broth to serve as positive controlsfor pathogen growth. Each well was inoculated (2-5% inoculum) with aturbid, early-mid exponential phase C. difficile M7404 culture.Alternatively, a 5% inoculum of a stationary phase E. coli cultureadjusted to OD₆₀₀≈1 was used. The 96-well plate was sealed with anoptically clear film and it was transferred to a FLUOstar Omegamicroplate-reader (BMG Labtech). The plate was incubated static at 37°C. in the plate-reader and OD₆₀₀ readings were taken every 10 min for18.17 hours. The plate was shaken for 10 seconds before each OD readingwas taken. All isolates, except HM117 were tested.

The relative growth of the pathogen of interest in each of the CFSstested was then calculated as follows: For each CFS tested, everyraw-data value was expressed relative to its OD₆₀₀ reading that wastaken at the ten minute time-point. Such data normalisation permitteddirect comparison of C. difficile or E. coli growth in the various CFSsby eliminating the initial inherent variation in the optical density ofthe CFSs (due to the pre-fermentation of the media) from consideration.The relative growth achieved at the 18.17 h time-point by C. difficileor E. coli in each of the CFSs was compared to the relative growth ofthe pathogen of interest that was achieved in YCFA broth. A commensalstrain was considered a potential inhibitor of C. difficile or E. coliif the relative growth plus two standard deviations of the pathogen ofinterest in the CFS derived from that same commensal isolate, was lessthan the mean minus two standard deviations of the relative growth ofthe pathogen in YCFA broth. Where only one relative growth value wasavailable, a CFS was considered as potentially inhibitory if therelative pathogen growth was more than two standard deviations below themean relative growth in YCFA broth. The results for bacteriotherapycandidates found to have inhibitory activity are shown in FIG. 12.

Results

A summary of the results obtained in the growth overlay and growthinhibition assays is shown in FIG. 13 and Table 1. The bacteriotherapycandidates which showed activity in each of the in vitro assays areindicated in this figure.

Of the 50 bacteriotherapy candidates tested, 22 demonstrate growthinhibition of at least one of C. difficile M7404 or E. coli (AIEC) inone of the assays performed. 11 of the bacteriotherapy candidatesinhibited the growth of at least one of either C. difficile or E. coliin overlay assays, suggesting that the inhibition conferred by thesebacteriotherapy candidates is direct. According to the overlay assaydata, 5 of the bacteriotherapy candidates inhibit only the growth ofeither C. difficile or E. coli, suggesting that the inhibitory activityof these bacteriotherapy candidates is not generic, i.e. that theinhibitory activity is specific for one or more pathogenic bacteria.

Of the 50 bacteriotherapy candidates tested, 6 inhibited the growth ofboth C. difficile and E. coli in overlay assays, suggesting that theyhave a broad-spectrum of inhibitory activity and are likely to also haveinhibitory activity against other pathogenic bacteria.

The results from the CFS-relative growth inhibition assay demonstratethat the CFS from 16 of the 50 bacteriotherapy candidates tested, onlysupported the relative growth of C. difficile to levels more than twostandard deviations below the mean relative growth in YCFA broth at the18.17 h time-point. These bacteriotherapy candidates are thus consideredto inhibit C. difficile growth. 5 of these bacteriotherapy candidateswere also shown to directly inhibit C. difficile and/or E. coli growthin the overlay assays. This suggests that these 5 bacteriotherapycandidates secrete one or more substances which inhibit the growth ofthese pathogenic bacteria. The remaining 11 bacteriotherapy candidateswhich showed inhibitory activity in the CFS-relative growth inhibitionassay are likely to compete with C. difficile for nutrients. CFS fromtwo of the bacteriotherapy candidates did not support growth of E. colito within two standard deviations of the mean growth observed for E.coli in YCFA broth. These isolates are therefore considered to inhibitthe growth of E. coli.

Example 3—in Silico Co-Abundance Network Analysis

To identify bacteria that, while not capable of directly inhibitingpathogen growth as tested in Example 2, may support the growth orsurvival of those bacteria that exhibited direct inhibition of pathogengrowth in Example 2, co-abundance network analysis was performed. Thisanalysis was performed as described previously using the complete listof healthy datasets in the HPMC database tool (Forster, Browne et al.2015). For each candidate bacterium that demonstrated inhibition ofpathogen growth in Example 2, a complete list of first degree neighbourspecies that exhibited co-occurrence with the candidate bacterium acrossat least 95% of faecal samples with an average abundance greater than0.001% and a minimum of 100 reads was generated. Bacteria that exhibitedextensive co-occurrence with candidate bacteria exhibiting directinhibitory activity of pathogen growth are predicted to provide ametabolic, environmental and/or immunomodulatory support functionrequired for colonization of the gastrointestinal tract by the candidatebacteria. The deposited bacteria demonstrating such co-occurrence isindicated in Table 1.

DISCUSSION

Bacterial isolates that inhibited the growth of one or more pathogenicbacteria as shown in Example 2 are expected to be suitable for treatinggastrointestinal dysbiosis in humans.

However, bacterial isolates that did not show evidence of pathogeninhibition in Example 2 are still expected to be useful for thetreatment of gastrointestinal dysbiosis.

Firstly, based on the co-occurrence data obtained in Example 3, a largenumber of the deposited bacteria are expected to support thecolonization of the gastrointestinal tract by the inhibitory bacteriaidentified in Example 2 through direct or indirect interaction.Metabolic networks in which consortia of bacteria thrive bycross-feeding, structural networks, such as biofilms, or theinteractions of ‘keystone species’, allow the microbiota to establishand stabilise (Ze and Mougen et al. 2013). Co-occurrence analysisidentified 35 candidates that formed first degree co-occurrenceneighbours with direct inhibitors at a rate above 95% (HMI_2, HMI_5,HMI_6, HMI_7, HMI_8, HMI_9, HMI_10, HMI_11, HMI_12, HMI_14, HMI_15,HMI_16, HMI_17, HMI_18, HMI_19, HMI_20, HMI_26, HMI_27, HMI_31, HMI_33,HMI_34, HMI_35, HMI_37, HMI_38, HMI_39, HMI_41, HMI_42, HMI_43, HMI_44,HMI_46, HMI_47, HMI_48, HMI_50, HMI_51, HMI_52; see Table 1 fordetails). In addition, several of the bacterial isolates listed in Table1 reside within the same genera as known keystone species (HMI_17,HMI_23 to HMI_32, HMI_45, HMI_49, HMI_51 and HMI_52; see Table 1 fordetails) and thus are expected to represent keystone species themselves.

Secondly, the bacterial isolates listed in Table 1 are shown in Example1 to contribute to the overall diversity of the gastrointestinalmicrobiota, which is low during dysbiosis. Specifically, a number ofthese bacteria (HMI_23 to HMI_32 inclusive) were recovered from theintestinal microbiota of FMT donors as part of CIP2. When the microbiotaof a healthy donor was transferred to an individual with dysbiosis dueto antibiotic treatment for recurrent C. difficile infection, all wererestored to health (FIG. 6), which was determined as the absence of C.difficile at 2-3 months post-FMT. The criteria for identifyingbacteriotherapy candidates by the CIP2 process required that a certaincandidate bacterial species was present in the microbiota of half therecipients at more than >0.6% average relative abundance at 2-3 monthspost-FMT. Moreover, genera representing several of the 51 bacterialisted in Table 1 were also identified in healthy donors and in curedrecipients post-FMT (FIG. 14). Furthermore, the in silico analysispresented herein (FIGS. 8 and 9) revealed that the 51 candidatebacteriotherapy isolates are prevalent in healthy individuals, in whomthey occur at an average relative abundance >0.001% and these bacteriatend to be depleted under conditions of dysbiosis (FIG. 9). Together,these data strongly suggest that the 51 bacterial isolates listed inTable 1 are suitable in the treatment of gastrointestinal dysbiosis.

Thirdly, the bacterial isolates listed in Table 1 are expected tocompete with enteric pathogens in the gastrointestinal tract, and thusfind application in the treatment of gastrointestinal dysbiosis.Specifically, the widespread occurrence of these bacteria in healthyindividuals implies that they efficiently colonise the gastrointestinaltract. When the microbiota is populated by these health-associatedbacteria, the likelihood of enteric infection with any pathogenicbacterium is known to be low, as such infections usually do not occur inindividuals with a healthy gastrointestinal microbiota. Indeed,following FMT, during which genera representing many of the 51 bacterialisted in Table 1 were identified in individuals treated for a dysbiosisof the gastrointestinal tract following antibiotic treatment for C.difficile infection (FIG. 14), a healthy microbiota profile was restored(FIG. 6 and FIG. 14) and C. difficile infection did not recur within 3months. This indicates that these bacteria promote health according tothe principles of colonisation resistance, in which pathogens areexcluded or suppressed by competition with the residenthealth-associated bacteria for nutrients and attachment sites (Britton &Young 2014; Lawley & Walker 2013).

Fourthly, several of the bacterial isolates listed in Table 1 areexpected, on the basis of extrapolation from investigations of otherspecies in the same genera or clades (Louis & Flint, 2009), to producemetabolites, such as short chain fatty acids, which have known benefitsfor gastrointestinal health (e.g. HMI_9, HMI_12, HMI_20, HMI_21 andHMI_23-HMI_32; see table 1 for details).

Finally some Clostridium related species have been shown to beimmunomodulatory and can be beneficial in reducing inflammation(Atarashi, Tanoue et al. 2013). Based on a comparison of 16S rRNA genesequences using 95% sequence identity as a cut-off to define a genus(Bosshard, Abels et al. 2003), examples in this context that are in thesame genus as these bacteria are HMI 4. HMI 9. HMI 10. HMI 15. HMI 27.HMI_28 and HMI_38.

SEQUENCE LISTING

16S rRNA gene sequences of the 51 deposited bacterial isolates listed inTable 1 are set out below. For each bacteriotherapy candidate a putativegenus and species name is give. The genus was and species names wereassigned based on the Ribosomal Database Project (RDP) referencedatabase and BLASTn analysis as explained in Example 1. The genus andspecies names assigned to each of the bacteriotherapy candidates arethus that of the most closely related known bacterium and hence subjectto change.

HMI_1 Clostridium_thermocellum 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 1)CAGGACGAACGCTGGCGGCGTGCCTAACACATGCAAGTCGAACGAGAATCTTTGAACAGATCTTTTCGGAGTGACGTTCAAAGAGGAAAGTGGCGGACGGGCGAGTAACGCGTGAGTAACCTGCCCATAAGAGGGGGATAATCCATGGAAACGTGGACTAATACCGCATATTGTAGTCAAGTCGCATGACTAGATTATGAAAGATTTATCGCTTATGGATGGACTCGCGTCAGATTAGATAGTTGGTGAGGTAACGGCTCACCAAGTCAACGATCTGTAGCCGAACTGAGAGGTTGATCGGCCGCATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCGCAATGGGGGCAACCCTGACGCAGCAACGCCGCGTGCAGGAAGAAGGTCTTCGGATTGTAAACTGTTGTCGCAAGGGAAGAAGACAGTGACGGTACCTTGTGAGAAAGTCACGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGTGACAAGCGTTGTCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGCGCGTAGGCGGACTGTCAAGTCAGTCGTGAAATACCGGGGCTTAACCCCGGGGCTGCGATTGAAACTGACAGCCTTGAGTATCGGAGAGGAAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTTCTGGACGACAACTGACGCTGAGGCGCGAAAGTGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACACCGTAAACGATGGATACTAGGTGTAGGAGGTATCGACCCCTTCTGTGCCGCAGTTAACACAATAAGTATCCCACCTGGGGAGTACGACCGCAAGGTTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCAGTGGAGTATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCTGGGCTTGACATCCCTGGAATCGAGTAGAGATACTTGAGTGCCTTCGGGAATCAGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATTGTCAGTTGCCATCATTAAGTTGGGCACTCTGGCGAGACTGCCGGTGACAAATCGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGCCCAGGGCTACACACGTACTACAATGGCCGATAACAAAGTGCAGCGAAACCGTGAGGTGGAGCGAATCACAAAACTCGGTCTCAGTTCAGATTGCAGGCTGCAACTCGCCTGCATGAAGTTGGAATTGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGAATGCCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGAGAGTCGATAACACCCGAAGCCTGTGAGCTAACCTATTAGGAGGCAGCAGTCGAAGGTGGGGTTGATGATTGGGGTGAAGTCGHMI_2 Flavonifractor_plautii 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 2)GAGTGCTCATGACAGAGGATTCGTCCAATGGAGTGAGTTACTTAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGAGTAACCTGCCTTGGAGTGGGGAATAACAGGTGGAAACATCTGCTAATACCGCATGATGCAGTTGGGTCGCATGGCTCTGACTGCCAAAGATTTATCGCTCTGAGATGGACTCGCGTCTGATTAGCTGGTTGGCGGGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGGACTGAGAGGTTGGCCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGGGCAATGGGCGCAAGCCTGACCCAGCAACGCCGCGTGAAGGAAGAAGGCTTTCGGGTTGTAAACTTCTTTTCTCAGGGACGAAGCAAGTGACGGTACCTGAGGAATAAGCCACGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGTGGCGAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGCGTGTAGGCGGGACTGCAAGTCAGATGTGAAAACCATGGGCTCAACCTGTGGCCTGCATTTGAAACTGTAGTTCTTGAGTACTGGAGAGGCAGACGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGTCTGCTGGACAGCAACTGACGCTGAGGCGCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCTGTAAACGATGGATACTAGGTGTGGGGGGTCTGACCCCCTCCGTGCCGCAGTTAACACAATAAGTATCCCACCTGGGGAGTACGATCGCAAGGTTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGTATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGGCTTGACATCCCGGTGACCGGTGTAGAGATACACCTTCTTCTTCGGAAGCGCCGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATTGTTAGTTGCTACGCAAGAGCACTCTAGCGAGACTGCCGTTGACAAAACGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGTCCTGGGCCACACACGTACTACAATGGTGGTCAACAGAGGGAAGCAAGACCGCGAGGTGGAGCAAACCCCTAAAAGCCATCCCAGTTCGGATTGCAGGCTGCAACTCGCCTGTATGAAGTTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGCATGCCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGAGAGTCGGGAACACCCGAAGTCCGTAGCCTAACCGCAAGGGGGGCGCGGCCGAAGGTGGGTTCGATAATTGGGGTGAAGTCGTHMI_3 Flavonifractor_plautii 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 3)TGGCTGTTTAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGAGTAACCTGCCTTGGAGTGGGGAATAACACAGTGAAAACTGTGCTAATACCGCATGACATATTGGTGTCGCATGGCACTGATATCAAAGATTTATCGCTCTGAGATGGACTCGCGTCTGATTAGATAGTTGGCGGGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGTCGACGATCAGTAGCCGGACTGAGAGGTTGGCCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGGGCAATGGGCGCAAGCCTGACCCAGCAACGCCGCGTGAAGGAAGAAGGCTTTCGGGTTGTAAACTTCTTTTAACAGGGACGAAGTAAGTGACGGTACCTGTTGAATAAGCCACGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGTGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGCGTGTAGGCGGGACTGCAAGTCAGATGTGAAAACTATGGGCTCAACCCATAGCCTGCATTTGAAACTGTAGTTCTTGAGTGTCGGAGAGGCAATCGGAATTCCGTGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATACGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGATTGCTGGACGATAACTGACGCTGAGGCGCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGGATACTAGGTGTGGGGGGTCTGACCCCCTCCGTGCCGCAGCTAACGCAATAAGTATCCCACCTGGGGAGTACGATCGCAAGGTTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGTATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGGCTTGACATCCTACTAACGAACCAGAGATGGATTAGGTGCCCTTCGGGGAAAGTAGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATTGTTAGTTGCTACGCAAGAGCACTCTAGCGAGACTGCCGTTGACAAAACGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGTCCTGGGCCACACACGTACTACAATGGCGGTTAACAGAGGGAGGCAAAGCCGCGAGGCAGAGCAAACCCCTAAAAGCCGTCCCAGTTCGGATTGCAGGCTGAAACCCGCCTGTATGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGCATGCCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGAGAGTCGGGAACACCCGAAGTCCGTAGCCTAACTGCAAAGGGGGCGCGGCCGAAGGTGGGTTCGATAATTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAGGGTAACCGHMI_4 Clostridium_orbiscindens 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 4)TGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGAGGAACCTGCCTCGGAGTGGGGAATAACAGACCGAAAGGCCTGCTAATACCGCATGATGCAGTTGGACCGCATGGTCCTGACTGCCAAAGATTTATCGCTCTGAGATGGCCTCGCGTCTGATTAGCTTGTTGGCGGGGTAATGGCCCACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGGACTGAGAGGTTGGCCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGGGCAATGGGCGCAAGCCTGACCCAGCAACGCCGCGTGAAGGAAGAAGGCTTTCGGGTTGTAAACTTCTTTTCTCAGGGACGAACAAATGACGGTACCTGAGGAATAAGCCACGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGTGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGCGTGTAGGCGGGAAGGCAAGTCAGATGTGAAAACTATGGGCTCAACCCATAGCCTGCATTTGAAACTGTTTTTCTTGAGTGCTGGAGAGGCAATCGGAATTCCGTGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATACGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGATTGCTGGACAGTAACTGACGCTGAGGCGCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCTGTAAACGATGGATACTAGGTGTGGGGGGTCTGACCCCCTCCGTGCCGCAGTTAACACAATAAGTATCCCACCTGGGGAGTACGATCGCAAGGTTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGTATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGGCTTGACATCCTACTAACGAAGCAGAGATGCATTAGGTGCCCTTCGGGGAAAGTAGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATTGTTAGTTGCTACGCAAGAGCACTCTAGCGAGACTGCCGTTGACAAAACGGAGGAAGGCGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGTCCTGGGCTACACACGTACTACAATGGTGGTAAACAGAGGGAAGCAAGACCGCGAGGTGGAGCAAATCCCTAAAAGCCATCCCAGTTCGGATTGCAGGCTGAAACCCGCCTGTATGAAGTTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGCATGCCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGAGAGTCGGGAACACCCGAAGTCCGTAGTCTAACCGCAAGGGGGACGCGGCCGAAGGTGGGTTCGATAATTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAGGGTAACCHMI_5 Ruminococcus_flavefaciens 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 5)CGGATCAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACACGTGAGCAACCTGCCTTTAAGAGGGGGATAACGTTTGGAAACGAACGCTAATACCGCATAACATAGAAGATTCACATGTTTCTTCTATCAAAGATTTATCGCTTAAAGATGGGCTCGCGTCTGATTAGCTAGTTGGTGAGGTAACGGCTCACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGTACTGAGAGGTAGAACGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGAGGAAACTCTGATGCAGCGATGCCGCGTGAGGGAAGAAGGTTTTCGGATTGTAAACCTCTGTCTTCAGGGACGATAATGACGGTACCTGAGGAGGAAGCTCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGAGCGAGCGTTGTCCGGAATTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGGCGGGATCTTAAGTCAGGTGTGAAAACTATGGGCTCAACCCATAGACTGCACTTGAAACTGAGGTTCTTGAGTGAAGTAGAGGCAGGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACATCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCCTGCTGGGCTTTTACTGACGCTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCTGTAAACGATGATTACTAGGTGTGGGGGGACTGACCCCTTCCGTGCCGCAGTTAACACAATAAGTAATCCACCTGGGGAGTACGGCCGCAAGGTTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCAGTGGAGTATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCACGCGAAGAACCTTACCGGGTCTTGACATCTACAGAATCCTTTAGAGATAAGGGAGTGCCCTTCGGGGAACTGTAAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATCATTAGTTGCTACGCAAGAGCACTCTAATGAGACTGCCGTTGACAAAACGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGACCCGGGCTACACACGTACTACAATGGCGTAACAGAGGGAAGCAACATCGCGAGGTGAAGCAAATCTCTAAAAAACGTCCCAGTTCAGATTGCAGGCTGCAACTCGCCTGCATGAAGACGGAATTGCTAGTAATCGCAGATCAGCATGCTGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCGGTAACACCCGAAGTCGCTTGTCTAAHMI_6 Anaerotruncus_colihominis 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 6)AGTCGACGGACACATCCGACGGAATAGCTTGCTAGGAAGATGGATGTTGTTAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACACGTGAGCAACCTACCTCAGAGTGGGGGACAACAGTTGGAAACGACTGCTAATACCGCATAAGATGGCAGGGTCGCATGGCCTGGTCATAAAAGGAGCAATTCGCTCTGAGATGGGCTCGCGTCTGATTAGCTAGTTGGTGAGGTAACGGCTCACCAAGGCAACGATCAGTAGCCGGACTGAGAGGTTGAACGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAGGGAAGACGGTTTTCGGATTGTAAACCTCTGTCTTGTGGGACGATAGTGACGGTACCACAGGAGGAAGCCATGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGATGGCGAGCGTTGTCCGGAATTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGTGTAGGCGGGCTGGTAAGTTGAATGTGAAACCTTCGGGCTCAACCCGGAGCGTGCGTTCAAAACTGCTGGTCTTGAGTGAAGTAGAGGCAGGCGGAATTCCCGGTGTAGCGGTGGAATGCGTAGATATCGGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCCTGCTGGGCTTTTACTGACGCTGAGGCTCGAAAGCATGGGTAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCATGCCGTAAACGATGATTACTAGGTGTGGGGGGATTGACCCCCTCCGTGCCGGAGTTAACACAATAAGTAATCCACCTGGGGAGTACGACCGCAAGGTTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCAGTGGAGTATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAAAACCTTACCAGGTCTTGACATCCATCGCCAGGCTAAGAGATTAGCTGTTCCCTCCGGGGACGATGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTACTATTAGTTGCTACGCAAGAGCACTCTAATGGGACTGCCGTTGACAAAACGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGACCTGGGCTACACACGTACTACAATGGCCGTTAACAGAGAGCAGCGATACCGCGAGGTGGAGCGAATCTAGAAAAACGGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGCAGGCTGAAACTCGCCTGCATGAAGTCGGAATTGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGCATGCCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGAGAGCCGGTAACACCCGAAGTCAGTAGCCTAACCGCAAGGAGGGCGCTGCCGAAGGTGGGGCTGGTAATTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAAC HMI_7 Clostridium_xylanolyticum 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 7)GTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCTCATACAGGGGGATAACAGTTAGAAATGACTGCTAATACCGCATAAGCGCACAGGGTCGCATGACCTAGTGTGAAAAACTCCGGTGGTATGAGATGGACCCGCGTCTGATTAGCTAGTTGGTGAGGTAACGGCTCACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGATCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAAGGAAGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAACTTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGGCGGTCTGACAAGTCAGAAGTGAAAGCCCGGGGCTCAACTCCGGGACTGCTTTTGAAACTGCCGGACTAGATTGCAGGAGAGGTAAGTGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACTGTAAATGACGCTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAATACTAGGTGTTGGGGAGCACAGCTCTTCGGTGCCGCAGCAAACGCAATAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAAGTCTTGACATCCCGATGACCGTCCCGTAACGGGGGCTTCTCTTCGGAGCATCGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATCTTTAGTAGCCAGCGGTACGGCCGGGCACTCTAGAGAGACTGCCAGGGATAACCTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGATTTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGGGAAGCGAAACTGTGAAGTCTAGCAAATCTCAAAAATAACGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGCATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTTGGAAACGCCCGAAGTCAGTGACCCAACCGTAAGGAGGGAGCTGCCGAAGGCGGGTCTGATAACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAACCG HMI_8 Clostridium_oroticum 16S rDNA sequence(SEQ ID NO: 8)TTTTGATTGATTTCTTCGGAAAGAGAGAGACTGTGACTGAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCTCATACAGGGGGATAACAGTTAGAAATGACTGCTAATACCGCATAAGCACACAGCTTCGCATGAAGCAGTGTGAAAAACTCCGGTGGTATGAGATGGACCCGCGTCTGATTAGGTAGTTGGTGGGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGCCGACGATCAGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGACCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAAGGATGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAACTTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGACGGTAATGCAAGTCTGGAGTGAAAACCCGGGGCTCAACCCCGGGACTGCTTTGGAAACTGTGTAACTAGAGTGTCGGAGAGGCAAGTGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTGCTGGACGATGACTGACGTTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGACTACTAGGTGTCGGTAAGCAAAGCTTATCGGTGCCGCAGCAAACGCAATAAGTAGTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCTGGTCTTGACATCCCTCTGACAGCTGAGTAATGTCGGTTTTCTTTCGGGACAGAGGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATCTTCAGTAGCCAGCATATGAGATGGGCACTCTGGAGAGACTGCCAGGGATAACCTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGATCAGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGGGAAGCGAGCCTGCGAGGGGGAGCAAATCCCAAAAATAACGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGAATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCAGTAACGCCCGAAGTCAGTGACCCAACCTTTCAGGAGGGAGCTGCCGAAGGCGGGACCGATAACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTHMI_Eubacterium_contortum 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 9)CTTAAGTTTGATTCTTCGGATGAAGACTTTTGTGACTGAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCTCATACAGGTGGATAACAGTTAGAAATGACTGCTAATACCGCATAAGACCACAGCACCGCATGGTGCAGGGGTAAAAACTCCGGTGGTATGAGATGGACCCGCGTCTGATTAGCTAGTTGGTGGGGTAACGGCCTACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGACCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAAGGATGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAACTTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGACGGTATGGCAAGTCTGATGTGAAAGGCCAGGGCTCAACCCTGGGACTGCATTGGAAACTGTCGAACTAGAGTGTCGGAGAGGCAAGTGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTGCTGGACGATGACTGACGTTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGACTACTAGGTGTCGGGTAGCAGAGCTATTCGGTGCCGCAGCCAACGCAATAAGTAGTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCTGCTCTTGACATCTCCCTGACCGGCAAGTAATGTTGCCTTTCCTTCGGGACAGGGATGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATCTTTAGTAGCCAGCGGTTTGGCCGGGCACTCTAGAGAGACTGCCAGGGATAACCTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGAGCAGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGGGAAGCGAGCCTGCGAGGGTAAGCAAATCTCAAAAATAACGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGAATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTTGGTAACGCCCGAAGTCAGTGACCCAACCGCAAGGAGGGAGCTGCCGAAGGTGGGACCGATAACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAACCG HMI_10 Clostridium_oroticum 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 10)ACATGCAAGTCGAGCGAGCGCTTTAGTGGAATTCTACGGAAGGAAAGTGAAGTGACTGAGCGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCTCATACAGGGGGATAACAGTTAGAAATGACTGCTAATACCGCATAAGACCCCAGTACCGCATGGTACAGAGGTAAAAACTGAGGTGGTATGAGATGGACCCGCGTCTGATTAGCTAGTTGGTGAGGTAGAGGCTCACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGACCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAGCGAAGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAAGCTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCACCGGCTAAATACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTATGGTGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGACGGAGCAGCAAGTCTGATGTGAAAACCCGGGGCTCAACCCCGGGAGTGCATTGGAAACTGTTGATCTAGAGTGCTGGAGAGGTAAGTGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACAGTGACTGACGTTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGACTACTAGGTGTCGGGTAGCAAAGCTATTCGGTGCCGCAGCCAACGCAATAAGTAGTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCTGCCCTTGACATCCGGGTGACCGGCGAGTAATGTCGCCTTCTCTTCGGAGCAGCCGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATCTTTAGTAGCCAGCGGATAAGCCGGGGACTCTAGAGAGACTGCCAGGGATAACCTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGGGCAGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGGGAAGCGAAGCTGTGAAGCGGAGCGAATCTCAAAAATAACGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGAATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCAGTAACGCCCGAAGTCAGTGACCCAACCGTAAGGAGGGAGCTGCCGAAGGCGGGACGGATAACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAACCGHMI_11 Lachnospira_pectinoschiza 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 11)AGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCCTGTACAGGGGGACAACAGCTGGAAACGGCTGCTAATACCGCATAAGCCCTTAGCACTGCATGGTGCATAGGGAAAAGGAGCAATCCGGTACAGGATGGACCCGCGTCTGATTAGCCAGTTGGCAGGGTAACGGCCTACCAAAGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGATCTGAGAGGATGTACGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGAGGAAACTCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAGTGAAGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAAGCTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCACCGGCTAAATACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTATGGTGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGGTGGCAAGGCAAGCCAGAAGTGAAAACCCGGGGCTCAACCGCGGGATTGCTTTTGGAACTGTCATGCTAGAGTGCAGGAGGGGTGAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCGGAGGCGAAGGCGGCTCACTGGACTGTAACTGACACTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCGGTAAACGATGAATACTAGATGTCGGGTAGCAAAGCTACTCGGTGTCGTCGCAAACGCAATAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCTGCTCTTGACATCCCATTCGATAGAGGGTAATGCTTCTAGCCCTTCGGGGGAATGGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATTGTCAGTAGCCAGCAGGTGAAGCTGGGCACTCTGATGAGACTGCCGGGGATAACCCGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGAGCAGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAGAGGGAAGCGAAGGAGTGATCTGGAGCAAATCTCAAAAATAACGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCAGATCAAAATGCTGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCGGTAATGCCCGAAGTCAGTGACTCAACCGAAAGGAAAAAGCTGCCGAAGGCAGGACTGGTAACTGGGGTGAAGTCGT HMI_12 Roseburia_faecis 16S rDNA sequence(SEQ ID NO: 12)AGTCGAACGAAGCACTTTATTACGATTTCTTCGGAATGACGATTTAGTGACTGAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCTTATACAGGGGGATAACAGTTAGAAATGACTGCTAATACCGCATAAGCGCACAGGATTGCATGATCTGGTGTGAAAAACTCCGGTGGTATAAGATGGACCCGCGTCTGATTAGCTGGTTGGTGAGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGACCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAGCGAAGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAAGCTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAAAAAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGCAGGCGGTGCGGCAAGTCTGATGTGAAAGCCCGGGGCTCAACCCCGGGACTGCATTGGAAACTGTCGTACTTGAGTATCGGAGAGGTAAGTGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACGATAACTGACGCTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAATACTAGGTGTCGGGGGACATAGTCCTTCGGTGCCGCAGCAAACGCAATAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAAGTCTTGACATCCCGGTGACAAAGTATGTAATGTACTCTTTCTTCGGAACACCGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTGTTCTTAGTAGCCAGCGGTTCGGCCGGGCACTCTAGGGAGACTGCCAGGGATAACCTGGAGGAAGGCGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGACTTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGGGAAGCGAAAAGGTGACTTCTAGCAAATCCCAAAAATAACGTCCCAGTTCGGACTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACACGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGAATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCGGGAATGCCCGAAGCCGGTGACTCAACCGAAAGGAGAGAGCCGTCGAAGGCAGGTCTGATAACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAACC HMI_14 Clostridium_hathewavi 16S rDNA sequence(SEQ ID NO: 13)AGTCGACGGAGATGCGATGTGAGCGAGAGGTGCTTGCACTGATCAATCTTTTCGTATCTTAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCTTATACCGGGGGATAACACTTAGAAATAGGTGCTAATACCGCATAAGCGCACGGTGTCGCATGACACAGTGTGAAAAACTCCGGTGGTATAAGATGGACCCGCGTCTGATTAGCCAGTTGGCAGGGTAACGGCCTACCAAAGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGGCCTGAGAGGGTGAACGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAGTGAAGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAAGCTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAGAAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGACGGTGAAGCAAGTCTGAAGTGAAAGGTTGGGGCTCAACCCCGAAACTGCTTTGGAAACTGTTTAACTGGAGTACAGGAGAGGTAAGTGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACTGTAACTGACGTTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGATTACTAGGTGTTGGTGGATATGGATCCATCGGTGCCGCAGCAAACGCAATAAGTAATCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCTGATCTTGACATCCCTATGAATACAGGGTAATGCCTGTAGTACTTCGGTACATAGGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATCTTTAGTAGCCAGCAGTAAGATGGGCACTCTAGAGAGACTGCCGGGGATAACCCGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGACCAGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAGAGGGAAGCGAAGTGGTGACATGGAGCAAATCCCAAAAATAACGTCCCAGTTCGGATTGCAGGCTGCAACTCGCCTGCATGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCAGATCAGAATGCTGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTAGGTAATGCCCGAAGTCGGTGACCTAACCGCAAGGAAGGAGCCGCCGAAGGCAGGACTTATAACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAACCGTHMI_15 Fusicatenibacter_saccharivorans 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 14)CGGATGGAATCGGTATAACTTAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGAAACCTGCCCTGTACCGGGGGATAACACTTAGAAATAGGTGCTAATACCGCATAAGCGCACGGAACTGCATGGTTCTGTGTGAAAAACTCCGGTGGTACAGGATGGTCCCGCGTCTGATTAGCCAGTTGGCAGGGTAACGGCCTACCAAAGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGGCCTGAGAGGGTGAACGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAGTGAAGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAAGCTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGACGGCATGGCAAGCCAGATGTGAAAACCCAGGGCTCAACCTTGGGATTGCATTTGGAACTGCCAGGCTGGAGTGCAGGAGAGGTAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACTGTAACTGACGTTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCGGTAAACGATGATTGCTAGGTGTAGGTGGGTATGGACCCATCGGTGCCGCAGCTAACGCAATAAGCAATCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAAGTCTTGACATCCCAATGACGCACCTGTAAAGAGGTGTTCCCTTCGGGGCATTGGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATTCTTAGTAGCCAGCAGGTGAAGCTGGGCACTCTAAGGAGACTGCCGGGGATAACCCGGAGGAAGGCGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGATTTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGGGAAGCGAGACAGTGATGTGGAGCAAATCCCAGAAATAACGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGCATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTTGGAAATGCCCGAAGTCTGTGACCTAACCGAAAGGGAGGAGCAGCCGAAGGCAGGTCTGATAACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAHMI_16 Clostridium_clostridioforme 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 15)CTGCTTTGATGAAGTTTTCGGATGGATTTAAAACAGCTTAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCTCACACTGGGGGATAACAGTTAGAAATAGCTGCTAATACCGCATAAGCGCACGGTTCCGCATGGAACAGTGTGAAAAACTCCGGTGGTGTGAGATGGACCCGCGTCTGATTAGCCAGTTGGCGGGGTAACGGCCCACCAAAGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGGCCTGAGAGGGTGAACGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAGTGAAGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAAGCTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAAGTGACGGTACCTGAATAAGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGACGGCAAGGCAAGTCTGAAGTGAAAGCCCGGTGCTTAACGCCGGGACTGCTTTGGAAACTGTTTAGCTGGAGTGCCGGAGAGGTAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAAGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACGGTAACTGACGTTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGATTGCTAGGTGTAGGTGGGTATGGACCCATCGGTGCCGCAGCTAACGCAATAAGCAATCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGTCTTGACATCCCGATGAAAAACCCGTAACGGGGTTCCCTCTTCGGAGCATCGGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATTCTTAGTAGCCAGCAGGTAAGGCTGGGCACTCTAAGGAGACTGCCGGGGATAACCCGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGATCTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAACAAAGGGAAGCGAGCCTGCGAGGGTGAGCAAATCCCAAAAATAACGTCCCAGTTCGGACTGTAGTCTGCAACCCGACTACACGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGAATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCGGAAATGCCCGAAGTCTGTGACTCAACCGCAAGGAGAGAGCAGCCGAAGGCAGGTCTGATAACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTHMI_17 Ruminococcus_torques 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 16)CGGTATGAGATGGACCCGCGTCTGATTAGCTAGTTGGTGGGGTAACGGCCTACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGACCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAGCGAAGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAAGCTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGACGGCGAGGCAAGTCTGATGTGAAAACCCGGGGCTCAACCCCGTGACTGCATTGGAAACTGTTTTGCTTGAGTGCCGGAGAGGTAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACGGCAACTGACGTTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAATACTAGGTGTCGGGGAGCAAAGCTCTTCGGTGCCGCCGCAAACGCAATAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAAGCCTTGACATCCCATTGACAGAGCATGTAATGTGCTTTCCCTTCGGGGCAGTGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATCTTCAGTAGCCAGCGGTTTGGCCGGGCACTCTGGAGAGACTGCCAGGGATAACCTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGGCTTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGGGAAGCGAGCCTGCGAGGGGGAGCAAATCCCAAAAATAACGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGAATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCGGCAACGCCCGAAGCCAGTGAC CCAACCGAAAGHMI_18 Clostridium_celerecrescens 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 17)AGTCGACGAGGTAATGAGATGAAGTTTTCGGATGGATTCTTATTTCCGAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCTCATACAGGGGGATAACGATTGGAAACGATTGCTAATACCGCATAAGCGCACAGTACCACATGGTACAGTGTGAAAAACTCCGGTGGTATGAGATGGACCCGCGTCTGATTAGCTAGTTGGTGAGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGGCAACGATCAGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGACCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGGATATTGCACAATGGAGGAAACTCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAGTGAAGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAAGCTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGACGGCGATGCAAGTCTGAAGTGAAATACCCGGGCTCAACCTGGGAACTGCTTTGGAAACTGTATGGCTAGAGTGCTGGAGAGGTAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAAGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACAGTAACTGACGTTCAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAATACTAGGTGTCGGGGGACAAAGTCTTTCGGTGCCGCCGCAAACGCAATAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAAATCTTGACATCCCTCTGAAAAGCCTTTAATCGAGCTCCTCCTTCGGGACAGAGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATTGTCAGTAGCCAGCAGGTAAAGCTGGGCACTCTGATGAGACTGCCAGGGATAACCTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGATTTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGAGAGGCGAAGCTGTGAGGCAGAGCAAATCTCAAAAATAACGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGAATGCCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCGGAAATGCCCGAAGCCAGTGACCCAAGCGAAAGCAGGGAGCTGTCGAAGGCAGGTCTGATAACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTHMI_19 Clostridium_celerescens 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 18)TCGACGAGGTATTTTGATTGAAGTTTTCGGATGGATTTCAGATACCGAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCTCATACAGGGGGATAACGGTTAGAAATGACTGCTAATACCGCATAAGCGCACAGTACCGCATGGTACGGTGTGAAAAACTCCGGTGGTATGAGATGGACCCGCGTCTGATTAGCTAGTTGGTGGGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGACCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGGATATTGCACAATGGAGGAAACTCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAGTGAAGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAAGCTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGACGGCGACGCAAGTCTGAAGTGAAATACCCGGGCTCAACCTGGGAACTGCTTTGGAAACTGTGTTGCTAGAGTGCTGGAGAGGTAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAAGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACAGTAACTGACGTTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAATACTAGGTGTTGGTGAGCAAAGCTCATCGGTGCCGCCGCAAACGCAATAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAAATCTTGACATCCCTCTGAAACGCCCTTAATCGGGCTCCTCCTTCGGGACAGAGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATTGTCAGTAGCCAGCAGGTAAAGCTGGGCACTCTGATGAGACTGCCAGGGATAACCTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGATTTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGAGAAGCGAGCCTGCGAGGGGGAGCAAATCTCAAAAATAACGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCAGATCAGAATGCTGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCGGAAATGCCCGAAGCCAGTGACCCAAGCGAAAGCAGGGAGCTGTCGAAGGCAGGTCTGATAACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAGGGTAACCG HMI_20 Eubacterium_infirmum 16S rDNA sequence(SEQ ID NO: 19)GAGCTCATCACAGATGCTTCGGTTGAAGTGATGAGTGGAAAGCGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTAGGCAACCTGCCCTTTGCAGAGGGATAGCCTCGGGAAACCGGGATTAAAACCTCATGACACCTCTTAAAGACATCTTTGAGAGGTCAAAGATTTATCGGCAGAGGATGGGCCTGCGTCTGATTAGCTAGTTGGTGGGGTAACGGCCTACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGATCGGCCACATTGGAACTGAGACACGGTCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCAACGCCGCGTGAAGGAAGAAGGCCTTTGGGTCGTAAACTTCTGTTCTAAGGGAAGATAATGACGGTACCTTAGGAGCAAGTCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGAGTACGTAGGTGGTTACCTAAGCACGAGGTATAAGGCAATGGCTTAACCATTGTTCGCCTTGTGAACTGGGCTACTTGAGTGCAGGAGAGGAAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTTCTGGACTGTAACTGACACTGAGGTACGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAGCACTAGGTGTCGGGGTCGCAAGACTTCGGTGCCGCAGTTAACGCAATAAGTGCTCCGCCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCAGCGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGACTTGACATCCCTCTGACAGCCTTTTAATCGAGGTTTTCTACGGACAGAGGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTGTCATTAGTTGCCAGCAGTAAGATGGGCACTCTAGTGAGACTGCCGGGGATAACTCGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGTTCTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCCGGTACAGAGAGAAAGCGAGACTGCGAAGTGGAGCGAAACTCAAAAGCCGGTCCCAGTTCGGATTGCAGGCTGCAACTCGCCTGCATGAAGTCGGAGTTGCTAGTAATCGCAGATCAGAATGCTGCGGTGAATGCGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGAAGTTGGGGGCGCCCGAAGTTGGCAGATAAATATGTTACCTAAGGCGAAATCAATGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGT HMI_21 Eubacterium_infirmum 16S rDNA sequence(SEQ ID NO: 20)TCGGTAAAGGGATATGGCGGAAAGCGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTAGGCAACCTGCCCCTTACAGAGGGATAGCCATTGGAAACGATGATTAAGACCTCATAACGCCTCCCTCCCACATGAGGGGGAGGCCAAAGATTCATCGGTAAGGGATGGGCCTGCGTCTGATTAGCTTGTTGGCGGGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGATCGGCCACATTGGAACTGAGACACGGTCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGCGGAAGCCTGATGCAGCAACGCCGCGTGAGGGATGAAGGCCTTCGGGTCGTAAACCTCTGTCCTTGGGGAAGAAACAAATGACGGTACCCATGGAGGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCGAGCGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGAGTGCGTAGGTGGTTACCTAAGCGCAGGGTCTAAGGCAATGGCTCAACCATTGTTCGCCCTGCGAACTGGGCTACTTGAGTGCAGGAGAGGAAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTTCTGGACTGTTACTGACACTGAGGCACGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAGCACTAGGTGTCGGGGCCGCAAGGCTTCGGTGCCGCAGTTAACGCATTAAGTGCTCCGCCTGGGGAGTACGCACGCAAGTGTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCAGCGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGACTTGACATCCCCCTGACAGATCCTTAACCGGATCCTTCTTCGGACAGGGGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTGCCATTAGTTGCCATCATTCAGTTGGGCACTCTAATGGGACTGCCGGGGACAACTCGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGTTCTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCCGGTACAGCAGGAAGCGATCCCGCGAGGGGGAGCAAATCCCAAAAACCGGTCCCAGTTCGGACTGCAGGCTGCAACCCGCCTGCACGAAGCCGGAGTTGCTAGTAATCGTGGATCAGAATGCCACGGTGAATGCGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGAAGTTGGGGGTGCCCGAAGCCGGCAGGGAGATATGCTGTCTAAGGCAAAACCAATHMI_22 Clostridium_thermocellum 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 21)GGATGAGGAAATGCTTCGGCATGGAGACATCCGATCTAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGAGCAACCTGTCCTGCACAGGGGGATAACACTGAGAAATCAGTGCTAATACCGCATGAGACCACAGTATCACATGGTACAGGGGTCAAAGGAGAAATCCGGTGCAGGGTGGGCTCGCGTCCCATTAGCTAGTTGGTAGGGTAAAGGCCTACCAAGGCGACGATGGGTAGCCGGACTGAGAGGTTGGCCGGCCACACTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGGGCAATGGGCGAAAGCCTGACCCAGCAACGCCGCGTGAAGGAAGAAGGTCTTTGGATTGTAAACTTTTGTCCTATGGGAAGAAGGAAGTGACGGTACCATGGGAGGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCGAGCGTTGTCCGGAATTACTGGGCGTAAAGGGCGCGCAGGCGGCCGATCAAGTTAGATGTGAAATACCCGGGCTTAACCTGGGAACTGCATTTAAAACTGGTTGGCTAGGAGTGCAGGAGAGGGAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTTCTGGACTGTAACTGACGCTGAGGCGCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCGAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCTGTAAACGATGAATACTAGGTGTAGGGGGTATCGACCCCCCCTGTGCCGGAGCAAACGCAATAAGTATTCCGCCTGGGGAGTACGGCCGCAAGGTTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCAGCGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGTCTTGACATCCCTCGAAGTGCATAGAGATATGTACGTCCTTCGGGACGAGGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTACAGTTAGTTACCAGCGGGTAAAGCCGGGGACTCTAACAGGACTGCCGTGGATAACACGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCTCCTTATGACCTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCCGGTACAAAGAGAAGCGAGACCGTAAGGTGGAGCGGATCTCAAAAAACCGGTCCCAGTTCGGATTGTGGGCTGCAACCCGCCCACATGAAGTTGGAGTTGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGCATGTCGCGGTGAATGCGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTTGGGAGCGCCCGAAGTCGTTGAGGTAACCCGCAAGGGAGCCAGGCGCCGAAGGTGAGACCGATAACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTHMI_23 Anaerovorax_odorimutans 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 22)AGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAGGATGAACGCTGGCGGCGTGCCTAACACATGCAAGTCGAGCGGGAAATCTTGGAACGATACTTCGGTAAAGGGAAGAGATGGATAGCGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTAGGTAACCTGCCTCATGCAGAGGGATAGCCTCGGGAAACTGGGATTAATACCTCATAATGCGGAGGAGTCACATGGCTCCATCGCCAAAGATTTATCGGCATGAGATGGACCTGCGTCTGATTAGTTAGTTGGTGAGGTAACGGCTCACCAAGGCAGCGATCAGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTAATCGGCCACATTGGAACTGAGACACGGTCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGCGCAAGCCTGATGCAGCAACGCCGCGTGAGCGATGAAGGTCTTCGGATCGTAAAGCTCTGTCCTAGGGGAAGAATATATGACGGTACCCTTGGAGGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCGAGCGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGAGTTCGTAGGTGGTTTTGTAAGCGCGGGGTTTAAGGCAACGGCTCAACCGTTGTTCGCCTTGCGAACTGCAAGACTTGAGTGCGGGAGAGGAAAGTGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGACTTTCTGGACCGTAACTGACACTGAGGAACGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAGCACTAGGTGTCGGGGCCGCAAGGTTTCGGTGCCGCAGTTAACGCATTAAGTGCTCCGCCTGGGGAGTACGCACGCAAGTGTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCAGCGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGGCTTGACATCCCGATGACCGGCGGGTAACGCCGCCTTCTCTTCGGAGCATCGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTGTCATTAGTTGCCAGCAGTTCGGCTGGGCACTCTAGTGAGACTGCCGGGGACAACTCGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGTTCTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCCGGTACAGAGAGACGCAAGACTGTGAAGTGGAGCAAAACTCTAAAACCGGTCCCAGTTCGGATTGTAGGCTGCAACTCGCCTACATGAAGTTGGAGTTGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGAATGTCGCGGTGAATGCGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGAAGTTGGGGGCGCCCGAAGTTGGTCAACAAATCGATTACCTAAGGCGAAACCAATGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTATCGGAAGGTGCGGCTGG ATCACCTHMI_24 Clostridium_saccharogumia 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 23)AGCCACCGGCTTCGGGTGTTATCAACTCTCATGGTGTGACGGGCGGTGTGTACAAGGCCCGAGAACGTATTCACCGCGGCATGCTGATCCGCGATTACTAGCGATTCCATCTTCATGCAGGCGAGTTGCAGCCTGCAATCCGAACTGAGAACGGGTTTTTGAGTTTCGCTCCAAGTCGCCTCTTCGCTTCCCTTTGATCCGTCCATTGTAGCACGTGTGTAGCCCAGGTCATAAGGGGCATGATGATTTGACGTCATCCCCGCCTTCCTCCGGCTTGTCACCGGCTGTCTCGTTAGAGTCCCCATCTTACTGCTGGTAACTAACGACAAGGGTTGCGCTCGTTGCGGGACTTAACCCAACATCTCACGACACGAGCTGACGACAACCATGCACCACCTGTCTTGAGTATATCTATCCCTCTATCTCTAGAGTCTTTACTCTGATGTCAAGACCTGGTAAGGTTCTTCGCGTTGCTTCGAATTAAACCACATGCTCCACCGCTTGTGCGGGCCCCCGTCAATTCCTTTGAGTTTCATTCTTGCGAACGTACTACTCAGGCGGAGTACTTATTGCGTTAACTGCAGCACTGAGGCTTGTCCCCCCAACACTTAGTACTCATCGTTTACGGCGTGGACTACTAGGGTATCTAATCCTATTTGCTCCCCACGCTTTCGGGACTGAGCGTCAGTTACAGACCAGATCGTCGCCTTCGCCACTGGTGTTCCTCCATATATCTACGCATTTCACCGCTACACATGGAATTCCACGATCCTCTTCTGCACTCTAGCTATTTGGTTTCCATGGCTTACTGAAGTTAAGCTTCAGCCTTTTACCACAGACCTCCATTGCCGCCTGCTCCCTCTTTACGCCCAATAATTCCGGATAACGCTTGCCACCTACGTATTACCGCGGCTGCTGGCACGTAGTTAGCCGTGGCTTCCTCACAAAGTACCGTCACTCTAATACCATTCCCTGTATTAGTCGTTCTTCCTTTATAACAGAAGTTTACAACCCGAAGGCCTTCTTCCTTCACGCGGCGTTGCTCGGTCAGGGTTCCCCCCATTGCCGAAAATTCCCTACTGCTGCCTCCCGTAGGAGTCTGGGCCGTGTCTCAGTCCCAGTGTGGCCGTTCACCCTCTCAGGCCGGCTATGCATCGTCGCCTTGGTAGGCCGTTACCCCTCCAACTAGCTAATGCACCATAAGCCCATCTGTTCCCTATCCCTTAGGATATTTAACTTAGAGAAAATGCTTCCTCTAAGCCTATGCGGTGTTAGCGCATGTTTCCACGCGTTATCCCCCTGGTACAGCCAGGTTGCTTATGTCTTACTCACCCGTTCGCCACTCATCACCGAAGTGATGCGTTCGACTTGCATGTATHMI_25 Clostridium_saccharogumia 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 24)GGCATCTACAGGGGGATAACTGATGGAAACGTCAGCTAAGACCGCATAGGTGTAGAGATCGCATGAACTCTATATGAAAAGTGCTACGGGACTGGTAGATGATGGACTTATGGCGCATTAGCTTGTTGGTAGGGTAACGGCCTACCAAGGCGACGATGCGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGACCGGCCACACTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTAGGGAATTTTCGGCAATGGGGGAAACCCTGACCGAGCAACGCCGCGTGAAGGAAGAAGTAATTCGTTATGTAAACTTCTGTCATAGAGGAAGAACGGTGGATATAGGGAATGATATCCAAGTGACGGTACTCTATAAGAAAGCCACGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGTGGCGAGCGTTATCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGAGGGAGCAGGCGGCACTAAGGGTCTGTGGTGAAAGATCGAAGCTTAACTTCGGTAAGCCATGGAAACCGTAGAGCTAGAGTGTGTGAGAGGATCGTGGAATTCCATGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATATGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGACGATCTGGCGCATAACTGACGCTCAGTCCCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAATAGGATTAGATACCCTAGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAGTACTAAGTGTTGGGTGTCAAAGCTCAGTGCTGCAGTTAACGCAATAAGTACTCCGCCTGAGTAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGTCTTGACATCGATCTAAAGGCTCCAGAGATGGAGAGATAGCTATAGAGAAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTGTTGCCAGTTGCCAGCATTAAGTTGGGGACTCTGGCGAGACTGCCGGTGACAAGCCGGAGGAAGGCGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGACCTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGACAGAGCAGAGGGAAGCGAAGCCGCGAGGTGGAGCGAAACCCATAAAACTGTTCTCAGTTCGGACTGCAGTCTGCAACTCGACTGCACGAAGATGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGCATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCTCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGAGAGTCGGTAACACCCGAAGCCGGTGGCCTAACCGCAAGGAAGGAGCTGTCTAAGGTGGGACTGATGATTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGGTAACCHMI_26 Blautia_luti 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 25)CGGGAATACTTTATTGAAACTTCGGTGGATTTAATTTATTTCTAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCTTATACTGGGGGATAACAGCCAGAAATGACTGCTAATACCGCATAAGCGCACAGAACCGCATGGTTCCGTGTGAAAAACTCCGGTGGTATAAGATGGACCCGCGTTGGATTAGCTAGTTGGCAGGGCAGCGGCCTACCAAGGCGACGATCCATAGCCGGCCTGAGAGGGTGAACGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAAGGAAGAAGTATCTCGGTATGTAAACTTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGATAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGACGGCGCAGCAAGTCTGATGTGAAAGGCAGGGGCTTAACCCCTGGACTGCATTGGAAACTGCTGTGCTTGAGTGCCGGAGGGGTAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACGGTAACTGACGTTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAATACTAGGTGTCAGGGAGCACAGCTCTTTGGTGCCGCCGCAAACGCATTAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAAATCTTGACATCCCTCTGACCGGGACTTAACCGTCCCTTTCCTTCGGGACAGGGGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATCCTTAGTAGCCAGCACGTAATGGTGGGCACTCTGAGGAGACTGCCAGGGATAACCTGGAGGAAGGCGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGATTTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGGGAAGCGAACCCGCGAGGGTGGGCAAATCTCAAAAATAACGTCCCAGTTCGGACTGCAGTCTGCAACTCGACTGCACGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGAATGCCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCAGTAACGCCCGAAGTCAG HMI_27 Clostridium_clostridioforme 16S rDNA sequence(SEQ ID NO: 26)TTGCGGTAGGTCACAGGCTTCGGGCATTTCCAACTCCCATGGTGTGACGGGCGGTGTGTACAAGACCCGGGAACGTATTCACCGCGACATGCTGATTCGCGATTACTAGCGATTCCAGCTTCATGTAGTCGAGTTGCAGACTACAATCCGAACTGAGACGTTATTTCTGGGATTTGCTCAACATCACTGTCTCGCTTCCCTTTGTTTACGCCATTGTAGCACGTGTGTAGCCCAAATCATAAGGGGCATGATGATTTGACGTCATCCCCGCCTTCCTCCGGGTTATCCCCGGCAGTCTCCCTAGAGTGCCCAGCTCTACCTGCTGGCTACTAAGGATAAGGGTTGCGCTCGTTGCGGGACTTAACCCAACATCTCACGACACGAGCTGACGACAACCATGCACCACCTGTCTCCAATGCTCCGAAGAGAATGCCCCGTTACGGACACGTCATTGGGATGTCAAGACTTGGTAAGGTTCTTCGCGTTGCTTCGAATTAAACCACATGCTCCACCGCTTGTGCGGGTCCCCGTCAATTCCTTTGAGTTTCATTCTTGCGAACGTACTCCCCAGGTGGATTGCTTATTGCGTTAGCTGCGGCACCGATGGGTCCATACCCACCTACACCTAGCAATCATCGTTTACCGCGTGGACTACCAGGGTATCTAATCCTGTTTGCTCCCCACGCTTTCGAGCCTCAACGTCAGTTACAGTCCAGTAAGCCGCCTTCGCCACTGGTGTTCCTCCTAATATCTACGCATTTCACCGCTACACTAGGAATTCCGCTTACCTCTCCTGCACTCCAGCCTGGCAGTTCCAAATGCAGTCCCAGGGTTGAGCCCTGGGTTTTCACATCTGGCTTGTCATGCCGTCTACGCTCCCTTTACACCCAGTAAATCCGGATAACGCTTGCCCCCTACGTATTACCGCGGCTGCTGGCACGTAGTTAGCCGGGGCTTCTTAGTCAGGTACCGTCATTTTCTTCCCTGCTGATAGAGCTTTACATACCGAAATACTTCTTCACTCACGCGGCGTCGCTGCATCAGGGTTTCCCCCATTGTGCAATATTCCCCACTGCTGCCTCCCGTAGGAGTTTGGGCCGTGTCTCAGTCCCAATGTGGCCGTTCACCCTCTCAGGCCGGCTACTGATCGTCGCTTTGGTAGGCCGTTACCCTGCCAACTGGCTAATCAGACGCGGGACCATCCTGTACCACCGGAGTTTTTCACACTGCCTCATGTGAAGCTGTGCGCTTATGCGGTATTAGCACCTATTTCTAAGTGTTATCCCCCGGTACAGGGCAGGTTTCCCACGCGTTACTCACCCGTCCGCCACTAAGTTACGCCGATTCCATCCGAAAACTTCCTCTGCATAACTCCGTCGA CTGHMI_28 Blautia_producta 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 27)CCGGTGGTCG CATCGGCGCT CCTCCTGTAG GTTGGGTCAC TGACTTCGGGCGTTACTGAC TCCCATGGTG TGACGGGCGG TGTGTACAAG ACCCGGGAACGTATTCACCG CGACATTCTG ATTCGCGATT ACTAGCGATT CCAGCTTCGTGCAGTCGAGT TGCAGACTGC AGTCCGAACT GGGACGTTAT TTTTGGGATTTGCTCAACAT CGCTGTCTCG CTTCCCTTTG TTTACGCCAT TGTAGCACGTGTGTAGCCCA AATCATAAGG GGCATGATGA TTTGACGTCG TCCCCGCCTTCCTCCGGGTT ATCCCCGGCA GTCTCCCTAG AGTGCCCAGC TTCACCTGCTGGCTACTAAG GATAGGGGTT GCGCTCGTTG CGGGACTTAA CCCAACATCTCACGACACGA GCTGACGACA ACCATGCACC ACCTGTCTCC TCTGCCCCGAAGGGAAGGCC CCGTTACGGG CCGGTCAGAG GGATGTCAAG ACTTGGTAAGGTTCTTCGCG TTGCTTCGAA TTAAACCACA TGCTCCACCG CTTGTGCGGGTCCCCGTCAA TTCCTTTGAG TTTCATTCTT GCGAACGTAC TCCCCAGGTGGAATACTTAT TGCGTTTGCT GCGGCACCGA ATGGGCTTTG CCACCCGACACCTAGTATTC ATCGTTTACG GCGTGGACTA CCAGGGTATC TAATCCTGTTTGCTCCCCAC GCTTTCGAGC CTCAACGTCA GTTACCGTCC AGAAAGCCGCCTTCGCCACT GGTGTTCCTC CTAATATCTA CGCATTTCAC CGCTACACTAGGAATTCCGC TTACCTCTCC GGCACTCTAG AAAAACAGTT TCCAATGCAGTCCTGGGGTT AAGCCCCAGC CTTTCACATC AGACTTGCTC TTCCGTCTACGCTCCCTTTA CACCCAGTAA ATCCGGATAA CGCTTGCCCC CTACGTATTACCGCGGCTGA TGGCACGTAG TTAGCCGGGG CTTCTTAGTC AGGTACCGTCATTTTCTTCC CTGCTGATAG AAGTTTACAT ACCGAGATAC TTCTTCCTTCACGCGGCGTC GCTGCATCAG GGTTTCCCCC ATTGTGCAAT ATTCCCCACTGCTGCCTCCC GTAGGAGTCT GGGCCGTGTC TCAGTCCCAA TGTGGCCGTTCACCCTCTCA GGCCGGCTAC TGATCGTCGC CTTGGTGGGC CGTTACCCCTCCAACTAGCT AATCAGACGC GGGTCCATCT CATACCACCG GAGTTTTTCACACCAGACCA TGCGGTCCTG TGCGCTTATG CGGTATTAGC AGCCATTTCTAACTGTTATC CCCCTGTATG AGGCAGGTTA CCCACGCGTT ACTCAGCCCGTCCGCCGCTC AGTCAAATAA GTTTCAATCC GAAGAGATCC ACTTAAGTGCTTCGCTCGAC TTGCATGTGT TAAGCACGCC GCCAGCGTTC ATCCTHMI_29 Blautia_glucerasea 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 28)GCCTTCGGCAGCTCCGTCCTTTCGGTTCGGTCACTGACTTCGGGCGTTACTGACTCCCATGGTGTGACGGGCGGTGTGTACAAGACCCGGGAACGTATTCACCGCGGCATTCTGATCCGCGATTACTAGCGATTCCAGCTTCGTGCAGTCGAGTTGCAGACTGCAGTCCGAACTGGGACGTTATTTTTGGGATTTGCTTAAGCTCACACTCTCGCTTCCCTTTGTTTACGCCATTGTAGCACGTGTGTAGCCCAAATCATAAGGGGCATGATGATTTGACGTCATCCCCGCCTTCCTCCAGGTTATCCCTGGCAGTCTCCTCAGAGTGCCCGGCCAAACCGCTGGCTACTAAGGATAGGGGTTGCGCTCGTTGCGGGACTTAACCCAACATCTCACGACACGAGCTGACGACAACCATGCACCACCTGTCTCCGATGCTCCGAAGAAAAGGCGACGTTACTCGCCGGTCATAGGGATGTCAAGACTTGGTAAGGTTCTTCGCGTTGCTTCGAATTAAACCACATGCTCCACCGCTTGTGCGGGTCCCCGTCAATTCCTTTGAGTTTCATTCTTGCGAACGTACTCCCCAGGTGGAATACTTACTGCGTTTGCTGCGGCACCGAATGGCTCTGCCACCCGACACCTAGTATTCATCGTTTACGGCGTGGACTACCAGGGTATCTAATCCTGTTTGCTCCCCACGCTTTCGAGCCTCAACGTCAGTTACCGTCCAGTAAGCCGCCTTCGCCACTGGTGTTCCTCCTAATATCTACGCATTTCACCGCTACACTAGGAATTCCGCTTACCTCTCCGGTACTCAAGATCAACAGTTTCCAATGCAGTCCGGGGGTTGAGCCCCCGCCTTTCACATCAGACTTGCTGCTCCGTCTACGCTCCCTTTACACCCAGTAAATCCGGATAACGCTTGCCCCCTACGTATTACCGCGGCTGCTGGCACGTAGTTAGCCGGGGCTTCTTAGTCAGGTACCGTCATTTTCTTCCCTGCTGATAGAAGTTTACATACCGAGATACTTCTTCCTTCACGCGGCGTCGCTGCATCAGGGTTTCCCCCATTGTGCAATATTCCCCACTGCTGCCTCCCGTAGGAGTCTGGGCCGTGTCTCAGTCCCAATGTGGCCGTCCACCCTCTCAGGCCGGCTATGGATCGTCGCTTTGGTAGGCCGTTACCCTGCCAACTGGCTAATCCAACGCGGGTCCATCTCACACCACCGGAGTTTTTCACACTGGATCATGCAATCCCGTGCGCTTATGCGGTATTAGCAGTCATTTCTGACTGTTATCCCCCAGTGTGAGGCAGGTTACCCACGCGTTACTCACCCGTCCGCCACTAGGATTATAACGACTTCAACCGAAGTCTCTGTCAAAATAATCCCCGTTCGACTTGCATGTGTHMI_30 Clostridium_straminisolvens 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 29)AGCGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGAGTAACCTGCCTTTAGGAGGGGGACAACATTCCGAAAGGGATGCTAATACCGCATAAAATTATTGTATCGCATGGTATAATAATCAAAGATTTATCGCCTAAAGATGGACTCGCGTCCGATTAGCTAGTTGGTGGGGTAAAAGCCTACCAAGGCGACGATCGGTAGCCGAACTGAGAGGTTGATCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGGATATTGCGCAATGGGGGAAACCCTGACGCAGCAACGCCGCGTGAAGGAAGAAGGCCTTCGGGTTGTAAACTTCTTTAAGTGTGGAAGATAATGACGGTACACACAGAATAAGCCACGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGTGGCAAGCGTTGTCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGCGTGTAGGCGGGTAGACAAGTCAGATGTGAAATACCGGGGCTCAACTCCGGGGCTGCATTTGAAACTGTATATCTTGAGTGTCGGAGAGGAAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTTCTGGACGATAACTGACGCTGAGGCGCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGGATACTAGGTGTAGGAGGTATCGACCCCTTCTGTGCCGCAGTTAACACAATAAGTATCCCACCTGGGGAGTACGGTCGCAAGATTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCAGTGGAGTATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGACTTGACATCCCACGCATAGCCTAGAGATAGGTGAAGTCCTACGGGACGTGGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTACTGTCAGTTACCATCATTAAGTTGGGGACTCTGGCAGGACTGCCGGTGACAAATCGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGTCCTGGGCTACACACGTACTACAATGGCTGTTAACAAAGTGAAGCAAAGCAGTGATGTGGAGCAAAACACAAAAAGCAGTCTCAGTTCAGATTGTAGGCTGAAACTCGCCTATATGAAGTCGGAATTGCTAGTAATCGCAGATCAGCATGCTGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGAGAGTCGATAACACCCGAAGCCTGTHMI_31 Butyricoccus_pullicaecorum 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 30)AGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGAGCAATCTGCCTTTAAGAGGGGGATAACAGTCGGAAACGGCTGCTAATACCGCATAAAGCATCGAAACCGCATGATTTTGATGCCAAAGGAGCAATCCGCTTTTAGATGAGCTCGCGTCTGATTAGCTGGTTGGCGGGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGGACTGAGAGGTTGAACGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCGCAATGGGGGAAACCCTGACGCAGCAACGCCGCGTGATTGAAGAAGGCCTTCGGGTTGTAAAGATCTTTAATCAGGGACGAAACAAATGACGGTACCTGAAGAATAAGCTCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGAGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGCGCGCAGGCGGGCCGGTAAGTTGGAAGTGAAATCTATGGGCTTAACCCATAAACTGCTTTTCAAACTGCTGGTCTTGAGTGATGGAGAGGCAGGCGGAATTCCGTGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATACGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCCTGCTGGACATTAACTGACGCTGAGGCGCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGGATACTAGGTGTGGGAGGTATTGACCCCTTCCGTGCCGCAGTTAACACAATAAGTATCCCACCTGGGGAGTACGGCCGCAAGGTTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCAGTGGAGTATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGTCTTGACATCCCGATGACCGCCTCAGAGATGAGCCTTTTCTTCGGAACATCGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTACGGTTAGTTGATACGCAAGATCACTCTAGCCGGACTGCCGTTGACAAAACGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGACCTGGGCTACACACGTACTACAATGGCAGTCATACAGAGGGAAGCAAAACCGCGAGGTGGAGCAAATCCCTAAAAGCTGTCCCAGTTCAGATTGCAGGCTGCAACCCGCCTGCATGAAGTCGGAATTGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGCATGCCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGAGAGCCGTCAATACCCGAAGTCCGTHMI_32 Clostridium_maritium 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 31)CTACACTGCA GTCGAGCGAT TTCTTCGGTA AGAGCGGCGG ACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGG TAACCTGCCC TATACACACG GATAACATAC CGAAAGGTATGCTAATACGA GATAACATAA GAGATTCGCA TGGATTTCTT ATCAAAGCTTTTGCGGTATA GGATGGACCC GCGTCTGATT AGCTAGTTGG TAAGGTAACGGCTTACCAAG GCGACGATCA GTAGCCGACC TGAGAGGGTG ATCGGCCACATTGGAACTGA GACACGGTCC AAACTCCTAC GGGAGGCAGC AGTGGGGAATATTGCACAAT GGGCGAAAGC CTGATGCAGC AACGCCGCGT GAGCGATGAAGGCCTTCGGG TCGTAAAGCT CTGTCCTCAA GGAAGATAAT GACGGTACTTGAGGAGGAAG CCCCGGCTAA CTACGTGCCA GCAGCCGCGG TAATACGTAGGGGGCTAGCG TTATCCGGAA TTACTGGGCG TAAAGGGTGC GTAGGTGGTTTCTTAAGTCA GAGGTGAAAG GCTACGGCTC AACCGTAGTA AGCCTTTGAAACTGAGAAAC TTGAGTGCAG GAGAGGAGAG TAGAATTCCT AGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGT AGATATTAGG AGGAATACCA GTTGCGAAGG CGGCTCTCTGGACTGTAACT GACACTGAGG CACGAAAGCG TGGGGAGCAA ACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGT AGTCCACGCC GTAAACGATG AGTACTAGCT GTCGGAGGTTACCCCCTTCG GTGGCGCAGC TAACGCATTA AGTACTCCGC CHMI_33 Eubacterium_fissicatens 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 32)AGTGGCGGAC GGGTGAGTAA CGCGTGGGTA ACCTGCCTTG TACAGGGGGATAACAGTTAG AAATGACTGC TAATACCGCA TAAGCGCACA GTATCGCATGGTACAGTGTG AAAAACTCCG GTGGTACAAG ATGGACCCGC GTCTGATTAGCTAGTTGGTA AGGTAACGGC TTACCAAGGC AACGATCAGT AGCCGACTTGAGAGAGTGAT CGGCCACATT GGGACTGAGA CACGGCCCAA ACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAG TGGGGAATAT TGCACAATGG GGGAAACCCT GATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGA GTGAAGAAGT ATTTCGGTAT GTAAAACTCT ATCAGCAAGGAAGATAATGA CGGTACTTGA CTAAGAAGCC CCGGCTAACT ACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTA ATACGTAGGG GGCAAGCGTT ATCCGGATTT ACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGT AGACGGTATG GTAAGTCAGA TGTGAAAGCC CGGGGCTTAACCCCGGAACT GCATTTGAAA CTATCAAACT AGAGTGTCGG AGAGGTAAGTGGAATTCCTA GTGTAGCGGT GAAATGCGTA GATATTAGGA GGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGC GGCTTACTGG ACGATAACTG ACGTTGAGGC TCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAA CAGGATTAGA TACCCTGGTA GTCCACGCCG TAAACGATGAATACTAGGTG TCAGGGAACA ATAGTTCTTT GGTGCCGCAG CAAACGCATTAAGTATTCCA CCTGGGGAGT ACGTTCGCAA GAATGAAACT CAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACC CGCACAAGCG GTGGAGCATG TGGTTTAATT CGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCT TACCTGGTCT TGACATCCCA ATGACGCCTC TTTAATCGGAGGTTTCCTTC GGGACATTGG AGACAGGTGG TGCATGGTTG TCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAG ATGTTGGGTT AAGTCCCGCA ACGAGCGCAA CCCTTATCTTTAGTAGCCAG CAGTTCGGCT GGGCACTCTA GAGAGACTGC CAGGGATAACCTGGAGGAAG GTGGGGATGA CGTCAAATCA TCATGCCCCT TATGACCAGGGCTACACACG TGCTACAATG GCGTAAACAA AGGGAAGCAA AACTGTGAGGTTGAGCAAAT CCCAAAAATA ACGTCTCAGT TCGGATTGTA GTCTGCAACTCGACTACATG AAGCTGGAAT CGCTAGTAAT CGCAGATCAG AATGCTGCGGTGAATACGTT CCCGGGTCTT GTACACACCG CCCGTCACAC CATGGGAGTCGGATATGCCC GAAGTCAGTG ACCCAACCGT AAGGAGGGAG CTGCCGAAGGTGGAGCCGAT AACTGGGGTG AAGTCGTHMI_34 Clostridium_saccharolyticum 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 33)AGCGGCGGAC GGGTGAGTAA CGCGTGGGTA ACCTGCCTCA TACAGGGGGATAACAGTTAG AAATGACTGC TAATACCGCA TAAGCGCACA GTGCTGCATGGCACAGTGTG AAAAACTCCG GTGGTATGAG ATGGACCCGC GTTGGATTAGGCAGTTGGCG GGGTAACGGC CCACCAAACC GACGATCCAT AGCCGGCCTGAGAGGGTGAA CGGCCACATT GGGACTGAGA CACGGCCCAA ACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAG TGGGGAATAT TGCACAATGG GGGAAACCCT GATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGA GTGAAGAAGT AATTCGTTAT GTAAAGCTCT ATCAGCAGGGAAGAAAATGA CGGTACCTGA CTAAGAAGCC CCGGCTAACT ACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTA ATACGTAGGG GGCAAGCGTT ATCCGGATTT ACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGT AGACGGCCGT GCAAGTCTGA TGTGAAAGGC TGGGGCTCAACCCCGGGACT GCATTGGAAA CTGTATGGCT GGAGTGCCGG AGAGGTAAGCGGAATTCCTA GTGTAGCGGT GAAATGCGTA GATATTAGGA GGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGC GGCTTACTGG ACGGTAACTG ACGTTGAGGC TCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAA CAGGATTAGA TACCCTGGTA GTCCACGCCG TAAACGATGATTACTAGGTG TTGGGGGACA TGGTCCTTCG GTGCCGCCGC AAACGCAGTAAGTAATCCAC CTGGGGAGTA CGTTCGCAAG AATGAAACTC AAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCC GCACAAGCGG TGGAGCATGT GGTTTAATTC GAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTT ACCAAGTCTT GACATCGAGA GGACAGAGTA TGTAATGTACTTTCCCTTCG GGGCCTCGAA GACAGGTGGT GCATGGTTGT CGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGA TGTTGGGTTA AGTCCCGCAA CGAGCGCAAC CCCTATCTTCAGTAGCCAGC AATTCGGATG GGCACTCTGG AGAGACTGCC GGGGATAACCCGGAGGAAGG CGGGGATGAC GTCAAATCAT CATGCCCCTT ATGACTTGGGCTACACACGT GCTACAATGG CGTAAACAAA GGGAAGCGAG GGAGTGATCCGGAGCAAATC CCAAAAATAA CGTCTCAGTT CGGATTGTAG TCTGCAACTCGACTACATGA AGCTGGAATC GCTAGTAATC GCGAATCAGC ATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTC CCGGGTCTTG TACACACCGC CCGTCACACC ATGGGAGTCGATAACGCCCG AAGTCAGTGA CCCAACCGAA AGGAGGGAGC TGCCGAAGGCGGGATTGGTA ACTGGGGTGA AGTCGT HMI_35 Blautia_luti 16S rDNA sequence(SEQ ID NO: 34) AGTGGCGGAC GGGTGAGTAA CGCGTGGGTA ACCTGCCTTA TACTGGGGGATAACAGCCAG AAATGGCTGC TAATACCGCA TAAGCGCACG GGGCCGCATGGTCCTGTGTG AAAAACTCCG GTGGTATAAG ATGGACCCGC GTTGGATTAGCTAGTTGGCA GGGCAGCGGC CTACCAAGGC GACGATCCAT AGCCGGCCTGAGAGGGTGAA CGGCCACATT GGGACTGAGA CACGGCCCAG ACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAG TGGGGAATAT TGCACAATGG GGGAAACCCT GATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGA AGGAAGAAGT ATCTCGGTAT GTAAACTTCT ATCAGCAGGGAAGATAATGA CGGTACCTGA CTAAGAAGCC CCGGCTAACT ACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTA ATACGTAGGG GGCGAGCGTT ATCCGGATTT ACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGT AGACGGCGTA TCAAGTCTGA TGTGAAAGGC AGGGGCTTAACCCCTGGACT GCATTGGAAA CTGGTATGCT TGAGTGCCGG AGGGGTAAGCGGAATTCCTA GTGTAGCGGT GAAATGCGTA GATATTAGGA GGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGC GGCTTACTGG ACGGTAACTG ACGTTGAGGC TCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAA CAGGATTAGA TACCCTGGTA GTCCACGCCG TAAACGATGAATACTAGGTG TCTGGGAGCA CAGCTCTTAG GTGCCGCCGC AAACGCATTAAGTATTCCAC CTGGGGAGTA CGTTCGCAAG AATGAAACTC AAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCC GCACAAGCGG TGGAGCATGT GGTTTAATTC GAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTT ACCAAATCTT GACATCCCTC TGACAGAGTA TGTAATGTACTTTTCCTTCG GGACAGGGGA GACAGGTGGT GCATGGTTGT CGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGA TGTTGGGTTA AGTCCCGCAA CGAGCGCAAC CCCTATCCTTAGTAGCCAGC AAGTAATGTT GGGCACTCTG AGGAGACTGC CAGGGATAACCTGGAGGAAG GCGGGGATGA CGTCAAATCA TCATGCCCCT TATGATTTGGGCTACACACG TGCTACAATG GCGTAAACAA AGGGAAGCGA ACCTGTGAGGGTGGGCAAAT CTCAAAAATA ACGTCCCAGT TCGGACTGCA GTCTGCAACTCGACTGCACG AAGCTGGAAT CGCTAGTAAT CGCGGATCAG AATGCCGCGGTGAATACGTT CCCGGGTCTT GTACACACCG CCCGTCACAC CATGGGAGTCAGTAACGCCC GAAGTCAGTG ACCTAACCGT AAGGAAGGAG CTGCCGAAGGCGGGACGGAT GACTGGGGTG AAGTCGTHMI_36 Clostridium_methylpentosum 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 35)GGTTACCTTGTTACGACTTCACCCCAATCATCAACCCCACCTTCGACGACGTCCCCCTTGCGGTTAGACTATCGGCTTCGGGTGTTGCCAACTCTCATGGTGTGACGGGCGGTGTGTACAAGGCCCGGGAACGTATTCACCGCGGCATGCTGATCCGCGATTACTAGCAATTCCGGCTTCATGCAGGCGGGTTGCAGCCTGCAATCCGAACTGAGACTATTTTTAGGGGTTTGCTCCATGTCACCATCTTGCTTCCCTCTGTTAATAGCCATTGTAGTACGTGTGTAGCCCAGGTCATAAGGGGCATGATGATTTGACGTCATCCCCACCTTCCTCCGTTTTGTCAACGGCAGTCCGTCTAGAGTGCTCTTGCGTAGCAACTAAACGTAAGGGTTGCGCTCGTTGCGGGACTTAACCCAACATCTCACGACACGAGCTGACGACAACCATGCACCACCTGTCTCGGTGCCCCGAAGGGCTTCACCTATCTCTAGGCTATGCACCGGATGTCAAGACCTGGTAAGGTTCTTCGCGTTGCTTCGAATTAAACCACATACTCCACTGCTTGTGCGGGCCCCCGTCAATTCCTTTGAGTTTCAACCTTGCGGTCGTACTCCCCAGGTGGATTACTTATTGTGTTAACTCCGGCACGGAAGGGGTCAGTCCCCCCACACCTAGTAATCATCGTTTACAGCGTGGACTACCAGGGTATCTAATCCTGTTTGCTACCCACGCTTTCGAGCCTCAGCGTCAGTTAAAGCCCAGCAGGCCGCCTTCGCCACTGGTGTTCCTCCTAATATTTACGCATTTCACCGCTACACTAGGAATTCCGCCTGCCTCTACTTCACTCAAGAACTGCAGTTTTGAACGCGGCTATGGGTTGAGCCCATAGATTTAACATTCAACTTGCAATCCCGCCTACGCTCCCTTTACACCCAGTAATTCCGGACAACGCTCGCTACCTACGTATTACCGCGGCTGCTGGCACGTAGTTAGCCGTAGCTTCCTCCTTGGTTACCGTCATTATCTTCACCAAGGACAGAGGTTTACAATCCGAAAACCTTCTTCCCTCACTCGGCGTCGCTGCATCAGGGTTTCCCCCATTGTGCAATATTCCCCACTGCTGCCTCCCGTAGGAGTCTGGGCCGTGTCTCAGTCCCAATGTGGCCGTTCAACCTCTCAGTCCGGCTACCAATCGTCGCCTTGGTGGGCCGTTACCTCACCAACTAGCTAATTGGACGCGAGTCCATCTTTCAGCGGATTGCTCCTTTGATATCAGCTCCATGCGAAACCAATATGTTATGCGGTATTAGCGTCCGTTTCCAGACGTTATCCCCCTCTGAAAGGCAGGTTACTCACGCGTTACTCACCCGTCCGCCACTAAGTTGAATCAAATTCCTTCCGAAGAATTCATTCAAAGCAACTTCGTCGACTTGCATGTGTAAGGCGCGCCGACAGCGTTCGTHMI_37 Clostridium_xylanolyticum 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 36)AGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAGGATGAACGCTGGCGGCGTGCCTAACACATGCAAGTCGAACGGAATTTACATGAAGCCTAGCGATTGTAAATTTAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCTTGTACTGGGGGACAACAGTTGGAAACGACTGCTAATACCGCATAAGCGCACAGCTTCGCATGAAGCAGTGTGAAAAACTCCGGTGGTACAAGATGGACCCGCGTCTGATTAGCTGGTTGGTGAGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGGCCTGAGAGGGTGAACGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCAACGCCGCGTGAGTGAAGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAAGCTCTATCAGCAGGAAAGAAAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGACGGTTTTGCAAGTCTGAAGTGAAAGCCCGGGGCTTAACCCCGGGACTGCTTTGGAAACTGTAGGACTAGAGTGCAGGAGAGGTAAGTGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACTGTAACTGACGTTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGATTACTAGGTGTTGGTGGGTACGACCCATCGGTGCCGCAGCAAACGCAATAAGTAATCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCTGGTCTTGACATCCCTATGAATAACGGGCAATGCCGTTAGTACTTCGGTACATAGGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATCTTTAGTAGCCAGCAGTAAGATGGGCACTCTAGAGAGACTGCCGGGGATAACCCGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGACCAGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGAGAAGCGAAGTCGTGAGGCAGAGCGAATCTCAAAAATAACGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCAGATCAGAATGCTGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCGGAAATGCCCGAAGTCGGTGACCTAACCGAAHMI_38 Oscillibacter_valericidenes 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 37)CTCAGGACGAACGCTGGCGGCGTGCTTAACACATGCAAGTCGAACGGAGCACCCTTGACTGAGGTTTCGGCCAAATGATAGGAATGCTTAGTGGCGGACTGGTGAGTAACGCGTGAGGAACCTACCTTCCAGAGGGGGACAACAGTTGGAAACGACTGCTAATACCGCATGACGCATGACCGGGGCATCCCGGGCATGTCAAAGATTTTATCGCTGGAAGATGGCCTCGCGTCTGATTAGCTAGATGGTGGGGTAACGGCCCACCATGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGGACTGAGAGGTTGACCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGATACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGGGCAATGGACGCAAGTCTGACCCAGCAACGCCGCGTGAAGGAAGAAGGCTTTCGGGTTGTAAACTTCTTTTGTCAGGGAAGAGTAGAAGACGGTACCTGACGAATAAGCCACGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGTGGCAAGCGTTGTCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGCGTGCAGCCGGGCCGGCAAGTCAGATGTGAAATCTGGAGGCTTAACCTCCAAACTGCATTTGAAACTGTAGGTCTTGAGTACCGGAGAGGTTATCGGAATTCCTTGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATAAGGAAGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGATAACTGGACGGCAACTGACGGTGAGGCGCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCTGTAAACGATGGATACTAGGTGTGCGGGGACTGACCCCCTGCGTGCCGCAGTTAACACAATAAGTATCCCACCTGGGGAGTACGATCGCAAGGTTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGTGGATTATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGGCTTGACATCCTACTAACGAAGTAGAGATACATCAGGTGCCCTTCGGGGAAAGTAGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATTGTTAGTTGCTACGCAAGAGCACTCTAGCGAGACTGCCGTTGACAAAACGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGTCCTGGGCTACACACGTAATACAATGGCGGTCAACAGAGGGAGGCAAAGCCGCGAGGCAGAGCAAACCCCCAAAAGCCGTCCCAGTTCGGATCGCAGGCTGCAACCCGCCTGCGTGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGCATGCCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGAGAGTCGGGAACACCCGAAGTCCGTAGCCTAACCGCAAGGAGGGCGCGGCCGAAGGTGGGTTCGATAATTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAACCGHMI_39 Ruminococcus_obeum 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 38)AGTCGAACGGGAACCTTTTATTGAAGCTTCGGCAGATTTAGCTGGTTTCTAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCCTATACAGGGGGATAACAACCAGAAATGGTTGCTAATACCGCATAAGCGCACAGGACCGCATGGTCCGGTGTGAAAAACTCCGGTGGTATAGGATGGACCCGCGTTGGATTAGCCAGTTGGCAGGGTAACGGCCTACCAAAGCGACGATCCATAGCCGGCCTGAGAGGGTGAACGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAAGGAAGAAGTATCTCGGTATGTAAACTTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGATAGTGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGACGGATTAGCAAGTCTGATGTGAAAGGCAGGGGCTCAACCCCTGGACTGCATTGGAAACTGCCAGTCTTGAGTGCCGGAGAGGTAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACGGCAACTGACGTTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAATACTAGGTGTTGGGGAGCAAAGCTCTTCGGTGCCGCCGCAAACGCATTAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAAGTCTTGACATCCCTCTGACGGACTCTTAACCGAGTCTTTCCTTCGGGACAGAGGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATCCCCAGTAGCCAGCATTTCGGATGGGCACTCTGAGGAGACTGCCAGGGATAACCTGGAGGAAGGCGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGATTTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGGGAAGCGAGCCTGCGAGGGTAAGCAAATCCCAAAAATAACGTCCCAGTTCGGACTGCAGTCTGCAACTCGACTGCACGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGAATGCCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCAGTAACGCCCGAAGTCAGTGACCTAACCGCAAGGGAGGAGCTGCCGAAGGCGGGACCGATGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAACCGTGACTACACGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGAATGCCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCAGTAACGCCCGAAGTCAGTGACCTAACCGCAAGGAAGGAGCTGCCGAAGGCGGGACCGATGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAHMI_40 Megasphaera_elsdenii 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 39)ACGCGTAAGCAACCTGCCCTCCGGATGGGGACAACAGCTGGAAACGGCTGCTAATACCGAATACGTTTCCATTGCCGCATGGCAGTGGGAAGAAAGGTGGCCTCTGAATATGCTACCGCCGGGGGAGGGGCTTGCGTCTGATTAGCTAGTTGGAGGGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGGTCTGAGAGGATGAACGGCCACATTGGAACTGAGACACGGTCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATCTTCCGCAATGGGCGAAAGCCTGACGGAGCAACGCCGCGTGAGCGAAGACGGCCTTCGGGTTGTAAAGCTCTGTTATACGGGACGAACGGCTAGTGTGCCAATACCACATTAGAATGACGGTACCGTAAGAGAAAGCCACGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGTGGCAAGCGTTGTCCGGAATTATTGGGCGTAAAGGGCGCGCAGGCGGTTTCATAAGTCTGTCTTAAAAGTGCGGGGCTTAACCCCGTGAGGGGACGGAAACTGTGAGACTGGAGTGTCGGAGAGGAAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAAGCGGCTTTCTGGACGACAACTGACGCTGAGGCGCGAAAGCCAGGGGAGCGAACGGGATTAGATACCCCGGTAGTCCTGGCCGTAAACGATGGATACTAGGTGTAGGGGGTATCGACCCCTCCTGTGCCGGAGTTAACGCAATAAGTATCCCGCCTGGGGAGTACGGCCGCAAGGCTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGTATGTGGTTTAATTCGACGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAAGCCTTGACATTGAGTGCTATCCTCAGAGATGAGGAGTTCTTCTTCGGAAGACGCGAAAACAGGTGGTGCACGGCTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATCTTCTGTTGCCAGCGCGTCATGGCGGGGACTCAGGAGAGACTGCCGCAGACAATGCGGAGGAAGGCGGGGATGACGTCAAGTCATCATGCCCCTTATGGCTTGGGCTACACACGTACTACAATGGCTCTTAATAGAGGGAAGCGAAGGAGCGATCCGGAGCAAACCCCAAAAACAGAGTCCCAGTTCGGATTGCAGGCTGCAACCCGCCTGCATGAAGCAGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCAGGTCAGCATACTGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCACGAAAGTCATTCACACCCGAAGCCGGTGAGGTAACCGTAAGGAGCCAGCCGTCGAAGGTGGGGGCGATGATTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAA HMI_41 Blautia_luti 16S rDNA sequence(SEQ ID NO: 40)GGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCTTATACAGGGGGATAACAGTCAGAAATGGCTGCTAATACCGCATAAGCGCACAGGGCCGCATGGCCCGGTGTGAAAAACTGAGGTGGTATAAGATGGACCCGCGTTGGATTAGCCAGTTGGCAGGGTAACGGCCTACCAAAGCGACGATCCATAGCCGGCCTGAGAGGGTGAACGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAAGGAAGAAGTATCTCGGTATGTAAACTTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGACGGCATAACAAGTCTGATGTGAAAGGCTGGGGCTTAACCCCGGGACTGCATTGGAAACTGTTAAGCTTGAGTGCCGGAGGGGTAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACGGTAACTGACGTTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAATACTAGGTGTCGGGGAGCACAGCTCTTCGGTGCCGCCGCAAACGCATTAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAAGTCTTGACATCTGCCTGACCGGTGAGTAACGTCACCTTTCCTTCGGGACAGGCAAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCCTATCCCCAGTAGCCAGCATGTAAAGGTGGGCACTCTGAGGAGACTGCCAGGGATAACCTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGATTTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAGAGGGAAGCGAAAGGGTGACCTGGAGCAAATCCCAAAAATAACGTCCCAGTTCGGACTGTAGTCTGCAACCCGACTACACGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGAATGCCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCAGTAACGCCCGAAGTCAGTGACCTAACCGAAAGGGAGGAGCTGCCGAAGGCGGGACGGATGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACHMI_42 Bacteroides_coprocola 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 41)GTATCCAACCTTCCGTTTACTCAGGGATAGCCTTTCGAAAGAAAGATTAATACCTGATAGTATGGTAAGATTGCATGATAATACCATTAAAGATTCATCGGTAAACGATGGGGATGCGTTCCATTAGGTAGTAGGCGGGGTAACGGCCCACCTAGCCGACGATGGATAGGGGTTCTGAGAGGAAGGTCCCCCACATTGGAACTGAGACACGGTCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGAGGAATATTGGTCAATGGGCGAGAGCCTGAACCAGCCAAGTAGCGTGAAGGATGAAGGTTCTATGGATTGTAAACTTCTTTTATAAGGGAATAAAGTGCTTTACGTGTAGAGTTTTGTATGTACCTTATGAATAAGCATCGGCTAACTCCGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGGAGGATGCGAGCGTTATCCGGATTTATTGGGTTTAAAGGGAGCGTAGACGGGATGTTAAGTCAGCTGTGAAAGTTTGGGGCTCAACCTTAAAATTGCAGTTGAAACTGGCGTTCTTGAGTGCGGTAGAGGCAGGCGGAATTCGTGGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCTTAGATATCACGAAGAACCCCGATTGCGAAGGCAGCTTGCTGGAGCGTAACTGACGTTGATGCTCGAAAGTGTGGGTATCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACACGGTAAACGATGGATACTCGCTGTTGGCGATATACGGTCAGCGGCCAAGCGAAAGCATTAAGTATCCCACCTGGGGAGTACGCCGGCAACGGTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGAGGAACATGTGGTTTAATTCGATGATACGCGAGGAACCTTACCCGGGCTTAAATTATGCATGAATGATCTGGAGACAGATCAGCCGCAAGGCATGTATGAAGGTGCTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGCCGTGAGGTGTCGGCTTAAGTGCCATAACGAGCGCAACCCTTTCTGCCAGTTACTAACAGGCAATGCTGAGGACTCTGGCGGTACTGCCATCGTAAGATGTGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCAGCACGGCCCTTACGTCCGGGGCTACACACGTGTTACAATGGGGGGTACAGAAGGCAGCTTACCGGCGACGGTTGGCCAATCCCTAAAGCCCCTCTCAGTTCGGACTGGAGTCTGCAACCCGACTCCACGAAGCTGGATTCGCTAGTAATCGCGCATCAGCCACGGCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAGCCATGAAAGCCGGGAGTACCTGAAGTGCGTAACCGCGAGGAGCGCCCTAGGGTAACACTGGTAATTGGGGCTAAGTCGTHMI_43 Bacteroides_plebius 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 42)GGGGCAGCATGAACTTAGCTTGCTAAGTTCGATGGCGACCGGCGCACCGTTGAGTAACGCGTATCCAACCTTCCGTACACTCAGGAATAGCCTTTCGAAAGAAAGATTAATACCTGATGGTATGATGGGATTGCATGAAATCATCATTAAAGATTCATCGGTGTACGATGGGGATGCGTTCCATTAGATAGTAGGCGGGGTAACGGCCCACCTAGTCGACGATGGATAGGGGTTCTGAGAGGAAGGTCCCCCACATTGGAACTGAGACACGGTCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGAGGAATATTGGTCAATGGGCGCGAGCCTGAACCAGCCAAGTAGCGTGAAGGATGAAGGTCCTACGGATTGTAAACTTCTTTTATAAGGGAATAAAGTCACCCACGTGTGGGTGTTTGTATGTACCTTATGAATAAGCATCGGCTAACTCCGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGGAGGATGCGAGCGTTATCCGGATTTATTGGGTTTAAAGGGAGCGTAGACGGGTCGTTAAGTCAGCTGTGAAAGTTCGGGGCTCAACCTTGAAATTGCAGTTGATACTGGCGTCCTTGAGTACGGTTGAGGCAGGCGGAATTCGTGGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCTTAGATATCACGAAGAACCCCGATTGCGAAGGCAGCCTGCTAAACCGCCACTGACGTTGAGGCTCGAAAGTGTGGGTATCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACACGGTAAACGATGGATACTCGCTGTTGGCGATAGACTGTCAGCGGCTTAGCGAAAGCGTTAAGTATCCCACCTGGGGAGTACGCCGGCAACGGTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGAGGAACATGTGGTTTAATTCGATGATACGCGAGGAACCTTACCCGGGCTTGAATTGCAGACGAATTGCTTGGAAACAGGCAAGCCGCAAGGCGTCTGTGAAGGTGCTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGCCGTGAGGTGTCGGCTTAAGTGCCATAACGAGCGCAACCCTCGTGTCCAGTTGCTAGCAGGTAGTGCTGAGGACTCTGGACAGACTGCCATCGTAAGATGTGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCAGCACGGCCCTTACGTCCGGGGCTACACACGTGTTACAATGGGGGGTACAGCAGGCAGCTACCGGGCGACCGGATGCCAATCCCGAAAGCCTCTCTCAGTTCGGACTGGAGTCTGCAACCCGACTCCACGAAGCTGGATTCGCTAGTAATCGCGCATCAGCCACGGCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCAAGCCATGAAAGCCGGGGGTACCTGAAGTGCGTAACCGCAAGGAGCGCCCTAGGGTAAAACTGGTAATTHMI_44 Roseburia_inulinivorans 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 43)GCACTTTTGCCGATTTTCTTCGGAACTGAAGTAATAGTGACTGAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGATAACCTGCCTCACACAGGGGGATAACAGTTAGAAATGACTGCTAATACCGCATAAGCGCACAGTACCGCATGGTACAGTGTGAAAAACTCCGGTGGTGTGAGATGGATCCGCGTCTGATTAGCCAGTTGGCGGGGTAACGGCCCACCAAAGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGGCCTGAGAGGGCGACCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAGCGAAGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAAGCTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCTCCGGCTAAATACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTATGGAGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGCAGGCGGTATGACAAGTCTGATGTGAAAGGCTGGGGCTCAACCCCAGGACTGCATTGGAAACTGTCAGACTAGAGTGTCGGAGAGGTAAGTGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACGACAACTGACGCTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAATACTAGGTGTCGGGAGGCAGAGCCTTTCGGTGCCGCAGCAAACGCAGTAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGCCTTGACATCCCCCTGACGGGACAGTAATGTGTCCGTTCCTTCGGGACAGAGGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATCCTCAGTAGCCAGCGGATAAAGCCGGGCACTCTGTGGAGACTGCCAGGGACAACCTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGGCCTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGGGAAGCGAAGCTGTGAAGTGAAGCAAATCCCAAAAATAACGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGAATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCGGGAATGCCCGAAGCCGGTGACCCAACCTTAAGGAGGGAGCCGTCGAAGGCAGGCCTGATAACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTHMI_45 Ruminococcus_albus 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 44)CTGATCTAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACACGTGAGCAATCTGCCTTTCAGAGGGGGATACCGATTGGAAACGATCGTTAATACCGCATAACATAATTGAACCGCATGATTTGATTATCAAAGATTTATCGCTGAAAGATGAGCTCGCGTCTGATTAGCTAGTTGGTAAGGTAACGGCTTACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGGACTGAGAGGTTGATCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGAGGAAACTCTGATGCAGCGATGCCGCGTGAGGGAAGAAGGTTTTAGGATTGTAAACCTCTGTCTTCAGGGACGAAAAAAGACGGTACCTGAGGAGGAAGCTCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGAGCGAGCGTTGTCCGGAATTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGGCGGGATCGCAAGTCAGATGTGAAAACTATGGGCTTAACCCATAAACTGCATTTGAAACTGTGGTTCTTGAGTGAAGTAGAGGTAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACATCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGGCTTTAACTGACGCTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGATTACTAGGTGTGGGGGGACTGACCCCTTCCGTGCCGCAGCAAACGCAATAAGTAATCCACCTGGGGAGTACGACCGCAAGGTTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCAGTGGAGTATGTGGATTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGTCTTGACATCGTATGCATAGCTCAGAGATGAGTGAAATCTCTTCGGAGACATATAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTACTGTTAGTTGCTACGCAAGAGCACTCTAGCAGGACTGCCGTTGACAAAACGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGACCTGGGCCTCACACGTACTACAATGGCTGTTAACAGAGGGATGCAAAGCCGCGAGGTAGAGCGAACCCCTAAAAGCAGTCTTAGTTCGGATTGTAGGCTGCAACCCGCCTACATGAAGTCGGAATTGCTAGTAATCGCAGATCAGCATGCTGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACGCCATGGGAGTCGGTAACACCCGAAGCCTGTAGTCTAACCGCAAGGAGGACGCAGTCGAAGGTGGGATTGATGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAGGGTAACCG HMI_46 Blautia_producta 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 45)TGGACAGATTCTTCGGATGAAGTCCTTAGTGACTGAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCTCATACAGGGGGATAACAGTTAGAAATGGCTGCTAATACCGCATAAGCGCACGGTACTGCATGGTACAGTGTGAAAAACTCCGGTGGTATGAGATGGACCCGCGTTGGATTAGCTAGTTGGCAGGGTAACGGCCTACCAAGGCGACGATCCATAGCCGGCCTGAGAGGGTGGACGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCGACGCCGCGTGAGCGAAGAAGTATTTCGGTATGTAAAGCTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCCCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGACGGAATGGCAAGTCTGATGTGAAAGGCCGGGGCTCAACCCCGGGACTGCATTGGAAACTGTCAATCTAGAGTACCGGAGGGGTAAGTGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACGGTAACTGACGTTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAATACTAGGTGTTGGGGAGCAAAGCTCTTCGGTGCCGCAGCAAACGCAATAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAAATCTTGACATCGATCTGACCGGACTGTAATGAGTCCTTTCCCTTCGGGGACAGAGAAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATCCTCAGTAGCCAGCAAGTGAAGTTGGGCACTCTGTGGAGACTGCCAGGGATAACCTGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGATTTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGGGAAGCGATCACGCGAGTGTGAGCAAATCTCAAAAATAACGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCAGGTCAGCATACTGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCTCGAAGGTGGGACCGATAACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTHMI_47 Clostridium_nexile 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 46)GTTTGTGACTTAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGGGTAACCTGCCTTATACAGGGGGATAACAGTTAGAAATGACTGCTAATACCGCATAAGCGCACAGTCTCGCATGGGACAGTGTGAAAAACTAAGGTGGTATAAGATGGACCCGCGTCTGATTAGCTAGTTGGTGGGGTAAAGGCCTACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGACCTGAGAGGGTGATCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAAACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGAAACCCTGATGCAGCAACGCCGCGTGAAGGAAGAAGTATCTCGGTATGTAAACTTCTATCAGCAGGGAAGAAAATGACGGTACCTGACTAAGAAGCTCCGGCTAAATACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTATGGAGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGGCGGTTATGCAAGTCAGATGTGAAAGCCCGGGGCTTAACCCCGGGACTGCATTTGAAACTGTGTAACTAGAGTGTCGGAGAGGTAAGTGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGACGATAACTGACGCTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGAATACTAGGTGTTGGGGAGCAAAGCTCTTCGGTGCCGCAGCAAACGCAATAAGTATTCCACCTGGGGAGTACGTTCGCAAGAATGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGACCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGCATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAAGTCTTGACATCTGGATGACCGGACCGTAATGGGTCCTTTCCTTCGGGACATCCAAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATCCTTAGTAGCCAGCAGTAAGATGGGCACTCTAGGGAGACTGCCGGAGACAATCCGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGACTTGGGCTACACACGTGCTACAATGGCGTAAACAAAGGGAAGCGAGACCGCGAGGTTAAGCAAATCTCAAAAATAACGTCTCAGTTCGGATTGTAGTCTGCAACTCGACTACATGAAGCTGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGAATCAGCATGTCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGTCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCGATAACGCCCGAAGCCGGTGACTCAACCGAAAGGAGAGAGCCGTCGAAGGCGGGATGGATAACTGGGGTGA AGTCGTAACHMI_48 Butyricicoccus_pullicaecorum 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 47)ATCTCTTCGGAGATGGAATTCTTAACCTAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGAGCAATCTGCCTTTAGGAGGGGGATAACAGTCGGAAACGGCTGCTAATACCGCATAATACGTTTGGGAGGCATCTCTTGAACGTCAAAGATTTTATCGCCTTTAGATGAGCTCGCGTCTGATTAGCTGGTTGGCGGGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGGACTGAGAGGTTGAACGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCGCAATGGGGGAAACCCTGACGCAGCAACGCCGCGTGATTGAAGAAGGCCTTCGGGTTGTAAAGATCTTTAATCAGGGACGAAAAATGACGGTACCTGAAGAATAAGCTCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGAGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGCGCGCAGGCGGGCCGGCAAGTTGGGAGTGAAATCCCGGGGCTTAACCCCGGAACTGCTTTCAAAACTGCTGGTCTTGAGTGATGGAGAGGCAGGCGGAATTCCGTGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATACGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCCTGCTGGACATTAACTGACGCTGAGGCGCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGGATACTAGGTGTGGGAGGTATTGACCCCTTCCGTGCCGCAGTTAACACAATAAGTATCCCACCTGGGGAGTACGGCCGCAAGGTTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCAGTGGAGTATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGTCTTGACATCCCGATGACCGGCGTAGAGATACGCCCTCTCTTCGGAGCATCGGTGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTACGGTTAGTTGATACGCAAGATCACTCTAGCCGGACTGCCGTTGACAAAACGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGACCTGGGCTACACACGTACTACAATGGCAGTCATACAGAGGGAAGCAATACCGCGAGGTGGAGCAAATCCCTAAAAGCTGTCCCAGTTCAGATTGCAGGCTGCAACCCGCCTGCATGAAGTCGGAATTGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGCATGCCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGAGAGCCGTCAATACCCGAAGTCCGTAGCCTAACCGCAAGGGGGGCGCGGCCGAAGGTAGGGGTGGTAATTAGGGTGAAGTCGTACHMI_49 Ruminococcus_flavefaciens 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 48)AGTCGACGGACGAGGAGGAGCTTGCTTCTCCGAGTTAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACACGTGAGCAACCTACCCTTGAGAGGGGGATAGCTTCTGGAAACGGATGGTAATACCCCATAACATATATTTTAGGCATCTAAGATATATCAAAGAAATTCGCTCAAGGATGGGCTCGCGTCTGATTAGATAGTTGGTGAGGTAACGGCCCACCAAGTCGACGATCAGTAGCCGGACTGAGAGGTTGAACGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGGGGGAACCCTGATGCAGCGATGCCGCGTGGAGGAAGAAGGTTTTCGGATTGTAAACTCCTTTTAACAGGGACGATAATGACGGTACCTGAAGAAAAAGCTCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGAGCGAGCGTTGTCCGGAATTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGGCGGGACGGTAAGTCAGGTGTGAAATATACGTGCTCAACATGTAGACTGCACTTGAAACTGCTGTTCTTGAGTGAAGTAGAGGTAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACATCGGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGGCTTTTACTGACGCTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCTGTAAACGATGATTACTAGGTGTGGGGGGACTGACCCCTTCCGTGCCGCAGTTAACACAATAAGTAATCCACCTGGGGAGTACGACCGCAAGGTTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCAGTGGAGTATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGTCTTGACATCGTATGCATAGTCTAGAGATAGATGAAATCCCTTCGGGGACATATAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTACCTTTAGTTGCTACGCAAGAGCACTCTAGAGGGACTGCCGTTGACAAAACGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGACCTGGGCTACACACGTACTACAATGGCAATTAACAGAGGGAAGCAAAACAGCGATGTGGAGCAAATCCCGAAAAATTGTCCCAGTTCAGATTGCAGGCTGCAACTCGCCTGCATGAAGTCGGAATTGCTAGTAATCGCAGATCAGAATGCTGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGTCGGTAACACCCGAAGCCTGTAGTCTAACCTTATAGGAGGACGCAGTCGAAGGTGGGATTGATGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTHMI_50 Clostridium_orbiscindens 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 49)AAAGGGAATGCTTAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGAGTAACCTGCCTTGGAGTGGGGAATAACAGCCGGAAACGGCTGCTAATACCGCATGATGTATCTGGATCGCATGGTTCTGGATACCAAAGATTTATCGCTCTGAGATGGACTCGCGTCTGATTAGCTAGTTGGTGAGGTAACGGCTCACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGGACTGAGAGGTTGGCCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGGGCAATGGGCGAAAGCCTGACCCAGCAACGCCGCGTGAAGGAAGAAGGCCCTCGGGTTGTAAACTTCTTTTGTCAGGGACGAAGCAAGTGACGGTACCTGACGAATAAGCCACGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGTGGCAAGCGTTATCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGCGTGTAGGCGGGAGTGCAAGTCAGATGTGAAAACTATGGGCTCAACCCATAGCCTGCATTTGAAACTGTACTTCTTGAGTGATGGAGAGGCAGGCGGAATTCCCTGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATAGGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCCTGCTGGACATTAACTGACGCTGAGGCGCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGGATACTAGGTGTGGGGGGTCTGACCCCCTCCGTGCCGCAGTTAACACAATAAGTATCCCACCTGGGGAGTACGATCGCAAGGTTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCGGTGGAGTATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGACTTGACATCCTACTAACGAAGCAGAGATGCATAAGGTGCCCTTCGGGGAAAGTAGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTATTGTTAGTTGCTACGCAAGAGCACTCTAGCGAGACTGCCGTTGACAAAACGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGTCCTGGGCCACACACGTACTACAATGGCGGTCAACAGAGGGAAGCAAAGCCGCGAGGTGGAGCAAATCCCTAAAAGCCGTCCCAGTTCGGATTGCAGGCTGAAACTCGCCTGTATGAAGTCGGAATCGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGCATGCCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGAGAGTCGGGAACACCCGAAGTCCGTAGCCTAACAGCAATGGGHMI_51 Ruminococcus_bromii 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 50)ACGAAGCTTTGAGGAGCTTGCTTTTTAAGCTTAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACGCGTGAGCAACCTGCCTCTCAGAGGGGAATAACGTTTTGAAAAGAACGCTAATACCGCATAACATATCGGAACCGCATGATTCTGATATCAAAGGAGCAATCCGCTGAGAGATGGGCTCGCGTCCGATTAGTTAGTTGGTGAGGTAACGGCTCACCAAGACTACGATCGGTAGCCGGACTGAGAGGTTGATCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGGATATTGCGCAATGGGGGAAACCCTGACGCAGCAACGCCGCGTGAAGGAAGAAGGTCTTCGGATTGTAAACTTCTTTTGTCAGGGACGAAGAAAGTGACGGTACCTGACGAATAAGCTCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGAGCGAGCGTTGTCCGGATTTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGTGCGTAGGCGGCCGAGCAAGTCAGTTGTGAAAACTATGGGCTTAACCCATAACGTGCAATTGAAACTGTCCGGCTTGAGTGAAGTAGAGGTAGGCGGAATTCCCGGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGAGATCGGGAGGAACACCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCCTACTGGGCTTTAACTGACGCTGAGGCACGAAAGCATGGGTAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCATGCCGTAAACGATGATTACTAGGTGTGGGGGGACTGACCCCTTCCGTGCCGCAGTTAACACAATAAGTAATCCACCTGGGGAGTACGGCCGCAAGGTTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCAGTGGAGTATGTGGTTTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGTCTTGACATCCTGAGAATCCTTAAGAGATTAGGGAGTGCCTTCGGGAACTCAGAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTGCTATTAGTTGCTACGCAAGAGCACTCTAATAGGACTGCCGTTGACAAAACGGAGGAAGGTGGGGACGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGACCTGGGCTACACACGTACTACAATGGCCATTAACAGAGGGAAGCAAAACCGCGAGGCAGAGCAAACCCCTAAAAATGGTCCCAGTTCGGATTGTAGGCTGCAACCCGCCTACATGAAGTTGGAATTGCTAGTAATCGCGGATCAGCATGCCGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACACCATGGGAGCCGGTAATACCCGAAGTCAGTAGTCTAACAGCAATGAGGACGCTGCCGAAGGTAGGATTGGCGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAACCGHMI_52 Ruminococcus_albus 926R 16S rDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO: 51)AGAGTTTGATCCTGGCTCAGGACGAACGCTGGCGGCACGCTTAACACATGCAAGTCGAACGAGAGAAGAGAAGCTTGCTTTTCTGATCTAGTGGCGGACGGGTGAGTAACACGTGAGCAATCTGCCTTTCAGAGGGGGATACCGATTGGAAACGATCGTTAATACCGCATAACATAATTGAACCGCATGATTTGATTATCAAAGATTTATCGCTGAAAGATGAGCTCGCGTCTGATTAGCTAGTTGGTAAGGTAACGGCTTACCAAGGCGACGATCAGTAGCCGGACTGAGAGGTTGATCGGCCACATTGGGACTGAGACACGGCCCAGACTCCTACGGGAGGCAGCAGTGGGGAATATTGCACAATGGAGGAAACTCTGATGCAGCGATGCCGCGTGAGGGAAGAAGGTTTTAGGATTGTAAACCTCTGTCTTCAGGGACGAAAAAAAAGACGGTACCTGAGGAGGAAGCTCCGGCTAACTACGTGCCAGCAGCCGCGGTAATACGTAGGGAGCGAGCGTTGTCCGGAATTACTGGGTGTAAAGGGAGCGTAGGCGGGATCGCAAGTCAGATGTGAAAACTATGGGCTTAACCCATAAACTGCATTTGAAACTGTGGTTCTTGAGTGAAGTAGAGGTAAGCGGAATTCCTAGTGTAGCGGTGAAATGCGTAGATATTAGGAGGAACATCAGTGGCGAAGGCGGCTTACTGGGCTTTAACTGACGCTGAGGCTCGAAAGCGTGGGGAGCAAACAGGATTAGATACCCTGGTAGTCCACGCCGTAAACGATGATTACTAGGTGTGGGGGGACTGACCCCTTCCGTGCCGCAGCAAACGCAATAAGTAATCCACCTGGGGAGTACGACCGCAAGGTTGAAACTCAAAGGAATTGACGGGGGCCCGCACAAGCAGTGGAGTATGTGGATTAATTCGAAGCAACGCGAAGAACCTTACCAGGTCTTGACATCGTATGCATAGCTCAGAGATGAGTGAAATCTCTTCGGAGACATATAGACAGGTGGTGCATGGTTGTCGTCAGCTCGTGTCGTGAGATGTTGGGTTAAGTCCCGCAACGAGCGCAACCCTTACTGTTAGTTGCTACGCAAGAGCACTCTAGCAGGACTGCCGTTGACAAAACGGAGGAAGGTGGGGATGACGTCAAATCATCATGCCCCTTATGACCTGGGCCTCACACGTACTACAATGGCTGTCAACAGAGGGATGCAAAGCCGCGAGGTGGAGCGAACCCCTAAAAGCAGTCTTAGTTCGGATTGTAGGCTGCAACCCGCCTACATGAAGTCGGAATTGCTAGTAATCGCAGATCAGCATGCTGCGGTGAATACGTTCCCGGGCCTTGTACACACCGCCCGTCACGCCATGGGAGTCGGTAACACCCGAAGCCTGTAGTCTAACCGCAAGGAGGACGCAGTCGAAGGTGGGATTGATGACTGGGGTGAAGTCGTAACAAGGTAGCCGTATCGGAAGGTGCG

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1. A therapeutic composition comprising at least one isolated bacteriumand a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, wherein the bacteriumcomprises a gene encoding a 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) and said genecomprises a sequence with at least 90% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs 21, 22, 23, 29, 39, 42: asequence with at least 91% sequence identity with the sequence set forthin any one of SEQ ID NOs 1, 6, 30, 47: a sequence with at least 92%sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID Nos11, 19, 36: a sequence with at least 93% sequence identity with thesequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID Nos 14, 15, 35, 37, 38, 43, 44,50: a sequence with at least 94% sequence identity with the sequence setforth in any one of SEQ ID Nos 5, 13, 17, 18, 27, 40, 46: a sequencewith at least 95% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in anyone of SEQ ID Nos 7, 32, 33, 41, 48, 51; a sequence with at least 96%sequence identity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID Nos12, 16, 20, 34, 49: a sequence with at least 97% sequence identity withthe sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID Nos 3, 8, 9, 10: a sequencewith at least 98% sequence identity with the sequence set forth in anyone of SEQ ID Nos 2, 4, 31, 45 or a sequence with at least 100% sequenceidentity with the sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID Nos 14, 24,25,
 26. 2-65. (canceled)
 66. The therapeutic composition according toclaim 1, wherein the isolated bacterium is a bacterium as deposited atthe Leibniz-Institut DSMZ under accession number DSM32191, DSM32147,DSM32149, DSM32175, DSM32153, DSM32152, DSM32158, DSM32192, DSM32148,DSM32166, DSM32151, DSM32150, DSM32193, DSM32162, DSM32194, DSM32163,DSM32205, DSM32195, DSM32164, DSM32177, DSM32167, DSM32165, DSM32169,DSM32168, DSM32178, DSM32182, DSM32179, DSM32180, DSM32184, DSM32181,DSM32183, DSM32262, DSM32211, DSM32219, DSM32222, DSM32261, DSM32212,DSM32220, DSM32213, DSM32226, DSM32215, DSM32216, DSM32217, DSM32221,DSM32218, DSM32224, DSM32214, DSM32263, DSM32223, DSM32225, or DSM32265.67. The therapeutic composition according to claim 1, wherein thecomposition comprises at least two distinct isolated bacteria, andwherein the bacteria are as defined in claim
 1. 68. (canceled)
 69. Amethod of treating a dysbiosis of the gastrointestinal tract in anindividual in need thereof, the method comprising administering to theindividual a therapeutically effective amount of the therapeuticcomposition according to claim
 1. 70. The method according to claim 69,wherein the dysbiosis is-associated with an enteric bacterial infection.71. The method according to claim 70, wherein the enteric bacterialinfection is an infection with a pathogenic bacterium selected from thegroup consisting of a pathogenic bacterium of the genus Clostridium,Escherichia, Enterococcus, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Proteus,Salmonella, Shigella, Staphylococcus, Vibrio, Aeromonas, Campylobacter,Bacillus, Helicobacter, Listeria, Plesiomonas, and Yersinia.
 72. Themethod according to claim 71, wherein the pathogenic bacterium isresistant to treatment with one or more antibiotic.
 73. (canceled) 74.The method according to claim 70, wherein the enteric bacterialinfection is an infection with Clostridium difficile or Escherichiacoli. 75-76. (canceled)
 77. The method according to claim 69, whereinthe dysbiosis is associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD),pouchitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a metabolic disease, aneuropsychiatric disorder, an autoimmune disease, an allergic disorder,a cancer, or hepatic encephalopathy.
 78. The method according to claim77, wherein the IBD is ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn's disease.79-89. (canceled)
 90. The therapeutic composition according to claim 1,wherein at least one of the bacteria in the composition is antagonistictowards a pathogenic intestinal bacterium, inhibits or prevents thegrowth of a pathogenic intestinal bacterium, or neutralizes or protectsagainst a toxin produced by an intestinal bacterium. 91-92. (canceled)93. The therapeutic composition according to claim 1, wherein at leastone of the bacteria in the composition has immunomodulatory activity.94. (canceled)
 95. The therapeutic composition according to claim 1,wherein the composition further comprises a carrier. 96.-100. (canceled)101. The therapeutic composition according to claim 1, wherein thecomposition is formulated for oral administration or rectaladministration.
 102. The therapeutic composition according to claim 1,wherein the composition is formulated for oral administration and islyophilised.
 103. The therapeutic composition according to claim 102,wherein the composition further comprises a stabiliser and/or acryoprotectant.
 104. The therapeutic composition according to claim 1,wherein the composition is the form of a capsule, a tablet, or an enema.105. (canceled)
 106. A method of preparing the therapeutic compositionaccording to claim 1, wherein the method comprises the steps of: (i)culturing the isolated bacterium as set out in claim 1; and (ii) mixingthe bacteria obtained in (i) with a pharmaceutically acceptableexcipient.
 107. A method of preparing the therapeutic compositionaccording to claim 1, wherein the method comprises the steps of: (i)culturing a first isolated bacterium as set out in claim 1; (ii)culturing a second isolated bacterium as set out in claim 1; and (ii)mixing the bacteria obtained in (i) and (ii) with a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, wherein the bacteria cultured in steps (i) and(ii) have distinct 16S rRNA sequences, and wherein steps (i) and (ii)are performed independently.
 108. (canceled)
 109. the therapeuticcomposition according to claim 66, wherein the composition comprises atleast two distinct isolated bacteria, and wherein the bacteria are asdefined in claim 66.